Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and editor-at-large of National Review.
Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on the misery she is seeing in New York during the pandemic. Healthy-looking, well-dressed, good-looking men in their 30s searching through the overflowing trash cans on the streets — all with a daze to their faces. This past
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about the critical need for Mass, and for Mass to be celebrated with faithful attention by the priest. Lopez says, “We must pray for priests. We must support and encourage them. We must love them as we love
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about two friends dealing with cancer in this week’s Taking Note column. Both are dealing with their illness during the coronavirus pandemic. One friend, she writes, “was healed by doctors and faith, I have no doubt. He had
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Kellyanne Conway, who recently announced her resignation as a counselor to the Trump administration. She wants to spend more time with her family. Lopez reminds us that Conway is a person, with goodness and history and hopes
In her latest column for Our Sunday Visitor, Kathryn Jean Lopez looks at the inspiring and raw new album by pop singer Alanis Morissette, who sings about motherhood and familial love, but also healing from past abuse — something far too many
In Kathryn Jean Lopez’s most recent Taking Note column, she explores the power of prayer in the ministry of the Sisters of Life in Washington, D.C. During the coronavirus, the sisters have been helping feed some of the courageous families — often
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about the Little Sisters of the Poor ministry to those in need in Washington, D.C. After multiple court cases, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the sisters in stating they were not
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about her long-awaited return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. After going through a series of precautions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lopez was directed to a confessor who was unable to hear
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about appreciation for priests. She writes, “We need the sacraments. And we need holy men who will give their lives for them. Show them. Thank them. Whatever our vocations, let’s help one
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about returning to Mass after the lockdown. She says it’s her unworthiness and her complete weakness without God that has been unmistakable during this time of the pandemic. The power in God’s