Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Archbishop Bashar Warda’s December talk at the United Nations to the Security Council. His message was Christians in Iraq are leaven in society, and it is in the best interest of all to welcome them and protect
Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about inspiration from the Gospel of John, specifically Jesus’s prayer to the Father in John 17:20-26. She writes, “If words can pierce the heart, those happen to be some of the most beautiful words of Scripture, drawing
Kathryn Jean Lopez explores gratitude in her column Taking Note this week. On tour for the National Review, she is speaking about gratitude for fellow conservative members of the National Review Institute. She notes how expressions of gratitude vary across the nation.
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about her recent experience at the Mass of the Americas at the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. A gift of the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship, their mission is “opening
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about her 25th class reunion and how the shared bonds of those formative years are recalled and build courage through these get-togethers. She writes, “We’ve lived so much — and separately — and what a blessing to come
In her most recent column, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about an experience outside a Planned Parenthood in lower Manhattan. As people were praying and singing against abortion, Lopez witnessed a young woman and her boyfriend leave the clinic. The brokeness of the
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about unfinished tasks and allowing God, through prayer, to take over those difficult tasks. Recently viewing the St. Jerome exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lopez was reminded of her difficulties in writing the book, “A Year
Guided by founder Justin Fatica, Hard As Nails missionaries travel the country and the world bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to youth. And these missionaries are all in. They remind us that as members of the Church, we have a
A friend of Kathryn Jean Lopez recently celebrated his 10,000th Mass. Lopez writes: “A priest is supposed to celebrate Mass as it were his first, last and only Mass. And the sight of a priest who truly prays the Mass with a
Politics should not be ignored, but it is better to love others than convert their political beliefs