The virtue of its characters and the power of its narrative are what make “The Cricket on the Hearth” such a delightful tale. The story radiates the light of Christian charity, echoing themes of generosity and joy, focusing the luminosity of God’s
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft delves into the origins and significance of the Feast of Christ the King, tracing its establishment by Pope Pius XI and its subsequent move by Pope St. Paul VI to its current place in the liturgical calendar. It emphasizes
Death is on the mind of the Church in November. By celebrating the saints and praying for all the dead, we acknowledge that death comes for us all. The rich and mighty face the same end as the poor and weak. Memento
Alexa [400]: Kenneth Craycraft explores the historical challenges surrounding the treatment of mental illness, highlighting three key barriers in a recent column. The first is the lack of understanding about the sources and causes of mental health issues, which remain largely mysterious
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated October as Respect Life Month since 1973, coinciding with the Roe v. Wade decision. Columnist Kenneth Craycraft writes that despite the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case overturning Roe, the need
Kenneth Craycraft is probably correct when he suspects that most Americans can’t name a single bike race besides the Tour de France. But there are hundreds of professional bike races around the world, including the Vuelta a España, which recently wrapped up
With tens of millions of other Americans, Kenneth Craycraft has once again turned his sports-craving attention to the new seasons of the National Football League and NCAA football. But all is not well with his conscience, he writes: “Like last season and
After saying Mass at the end of his recent four-day trip to Mongolia, Pope Francis encouraged Chinese Catholics “to be good Christians and good citizens.” He said this while holding the hands of the bishop of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow, and Chow’s
Set in the late 1940s, "On the Waterfront" is a fictionalized account of actual corruption in the longshoreman’s union that controlled labor on the loading docks of New York City, as described in the “New York Sun” by Pulitzer Prize winning reporter,
Soccer, known as football to the rest of the world, has faced a chequered history in the United States. While it thrives at the grassroots level, it has struggled to gain the same social and commercial prominence as America's major sports leagues.