Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw turns to Saint Thomas Aquinas as he seeks to find answers in the difficulties of impeachment. Shaw writes: “Saint Thomas’s treatment does make it clear that voting either to impeach or not to impeach shouldn’t
The writings of John Henry Newman, namely “An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine,” are great resources of Catholic apologetics. Newman, a nineteenth century Anglican churchman who converted to Catholicism, will be named a saint on October 13 in Rome. Just
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that while there has been much talk lately of an impending schism among U.S. Catholics because of strong disagreements with Pope Francis, any kind of formal schism will not happen. From the very beginning
By contrast with the Supreme Court term that ended last June, which court watchers pronounced comparatively bland, the term that starts in October is shaping up as explosive. Already the court has agreed to rule on blockbuster cases involving LGBTQ rights and
Russell Shaw, in his ongoing series on the Life of Christ, explores the sensation Jesus created, which can be summarized in this passage from Matthew’s Gospel: “He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom,
Cardinal William Levada, who died September 26 in Rome, was precise in speech and reserved in demeanor. But beneath that professorial exterior lay a puckish sense of humor. His life was marked by many positions within the Church, serving as archbishop of
In “American Priest,” author Father Wilson Miscamble repeatedly shows Father Theodore Hesburgh as a high-minded educator, public servant and priest who did much good. That he also shows the problematic side of a man for whom cultural assimilation sometimes mattered more than
In years gone by, church-state conflicts in America commonly focused on the first of the First Amendment’s two religion clauses: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Tussles over public funds for parochial schools and prayer in public schools
Miracles, cleansing the Temple, spiritual enlightenment mark Jesus’ witness as he shares the Good News
Disbelief in the Real Presence is nothing new, but it requires further prayer and penance for our brothers and sisters