One of the saddest moments for me during this year’s election campaign occurred during the vice presidential debate, when the “Catholic” vice presidential candidate, Senator Joseph Biden, bragged about his role in preserving Roe...
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Column: Academic success built on the bedrock of spiritual formation
One of my favorite Scripture passages is the parable of the talents. It beautifully illustrates the reason why we strive for academic excellence in Catholic schools.
Column: Vocation, Halloween edition: Seminary is not scary!
It is hard to get young men (and parents!) over their fear of seminary. It is almost impossible to get a guy to even go look at a seminary, much less enter one.
Column: Prayerful voting is one way to transform our world
There is a strong connection between stewardship and civic duty.
Column: Both sides of the tablet interdependent, says Jesus
Pictures of Moses often show him cradling in his arms the two stone tablets of the Law.
Column: Make gift-giving a religious experience
He’s almost never let me down before, but this time he did. I’m cutting him some slack, though, as I suspect the mess on Wall Street has kept him very busy.
‘Against all odds’
The symbols of new life are everywhere in the sacrament of baptism: the flowing water, the chrism oil, and the pure, white beeswax of the baptismal candle.
A divine evening
If Jesus had attended this year’s annual Divine Wine Fest benefiting St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center here, there would have been no need for a miracle.
Guides for the journey
When Adam Hauser graduates from the University of Kansas this coming spring, he’ll leave with a diploma — and a treasure.
Column: There’s no more powerful prayer for peace than the rosary
This past summer, I had the opportunity to lead a pilgrimage to the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City.