As Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kenneth Craycraft marks 20 years of sobriety, he allows readers to see the difficulty of the journey and the power that alcohol has on those who are addicted to it: “In the very early morning of Dec.
As we continue to prepare for the coming of Christ by listening to the season’s songs and carols — both secular and religious — often we associate Christmas music with the upbeat classics, such as “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Jingle
On December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of a website designer who sued Colorado over the state’s laws that are aimed at protecting LBGtQ person from being discriminated against. Lorie Smith, the designer, claims the state’s
Writer Kenneth Craycraft, who teaches moral theology at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, writes that instead of a break from political turmoil, the ongoing World Cup has been a trigger that has continued political strife: “One might
There has been much talk lately of a recent phenomenon among Gen Z workers known as “quiet quitting” — a strategy employed by workers who are making intentional decisions to extend no more effort, or do no more work, than the minimum
Warning, the following essay contains spoilers for those who have not seen the final few episodes of “Better Call Saul,” the last of which aired Aug. 15. “I can say with complete self-confidence,” declares theologian Stanley Hauerwas in his memoir, “Hannah’s Child,”
In the space of 11 days in May, 31 people were killed in two mass shootings in the United States: 10 on May 14 in Buffalo, New York, and 21 (including 19 elementary-aged children) in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. The Uvalde
As stories of Russian atrocities against Ukraine fill headlines and social media feeds, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea for NATO to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine has begun to fall on sympathetic ears. Accounts of Russian attacks on hospitals and civilian
With the recent surge in online sports gambling — and with the Super Bowl and the NCAA Tournament coming up — Kenneth Craycraft, a professor of moral theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, asks what he
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Kenneth Craycraft, a professor of moral theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati, explores whether it is immoral for the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and