What’s the point of Advent?

As we prepare to mark the beginning of Advent, Elizabeth Scalia writes in a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor about the reason we celebrate the special liturgical season. “Advent coaxes us out. We look up and there is a darker sky

The graceful stability of Queen Elizabeth II

In a touching tribute following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, writer Elizabeth Scalia looks at the quiet strength and graceful stability exuded by the late leader: “Elizabeth was of a deeply stable generation, serious and pragmatic, part of a demographic trained

Selling the mansions: It’s a very good start

In a new piece for Our Sunday Visitor, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the recent news that Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, announced that he would be selling the 13-bedroom manor that has been the home of Belleville’s shepherds