“Is this McCarrick?!” I asked Scott, in confusion. The cardinal’s face was on my screen, but I didn’t recognize it. I assumed wrongly that I had seen it a hundred … Continued
1st Sunday of Lent, Year C First Reading: Dt 26:4-10 Second Reading: Rom 10:8-13 Gospel Reading: Lk 4:1-13 This Sunday is the first in Lent, the 40-day season of penance … Continued
As we enter into Lenten preparations for Easter, many great saints have encouraged us during this season to reflect on Jesus’ final coming at the end of time. Although a … Continued
It is a reality that there are many great films – films which not only brilliantly employ cinematic techniques, but also raise important, often disturbing, questions. They are often foreign … Continued
As the writer of the Oct. 22, 2018, article “Healings abound in record charismatic crowd,” concerning the Vancouver charismatic conference, I sympathize with Prof. Robert Scott (“Skeptical about miracles,” Letters, … Continued
Since we’ll be starting the Archdiocesan 40 Days for Life Campaign on Ash Wednesday, we should look at some professional athletes who have shown the courage to announce that they … Continued
It 1901, the first year in school for Blessed Laura Vicuña at the Salesian school in Junin, Argentina, and Laura received prizes for conduct as well as for hard work … Continued
Aristotle’s Revenge is an important new book from Edward Feser. It dares to treat out-of-fashion philosophical topics that nonetheless remain essential. The book’s title is the same phrase Feser used … Continued
I recently had the privilege of hearing John O’Leary speak at the Catholic Educators’ Conference in Vancouver. To say the talk was inspiring would be a gross understatement. On so … Continued
For years, since our oldest was a toddler, we’ve had a framed print of the Return of the Prodigal Son by Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo hanging in our dining … Continued