Russell Shaw writes from Maryland.
Evelyn Waugh lived 1903-66. Newscom Just 70 years ago, a slender novel bearing the innocuous title “The Loved One” (Little, Brown, & Co., $11.99) made its appearance in the United States. My copy, a first edition, records four reprintings between June and
In a 5-4 decision marking an important win for pro-life groups, the Supreme Court held that pro-life counseling centers are entitled to say “no” to government pressure to publicize abortion. In doing so, as its 2017-2018 term neared it close, the court
On the eve of the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, Pope Francis led a crowd of 20,000 in St. Peter’s Square in prayer for a successful outcome of the talks. Many other people throughout the world also undoubtedly prayed for that result. But
This is the seventh in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series appeared monthly throughout 2018. The story goes that when Cardinal Angelo Roncalli of Venice boarded the train
In its new decision involving religious liberty and same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a win to religious liberty, but the victory is a very limited one that leaves the future far from clear. The court ruled 7-2 on June 4
This is the sixth in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series appeared monthly throughout 2018. On Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union stunned the world
Paul VI’s being declared a saint this year sheds light on role of popes in a process that’s about holiness
This is the fifth in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series appeared monthly throughout 2018. Although he surely didn’t intend it, Joseph Stalin’s cynical question — “How many
The news that Pope Francis has set in motion the planning for an assembly of the Synod of Bishops dealing with the Amazon region next year may not strike most U.S. Catholics as a matter of great interest. But hold on —
In his much-discussed indictment of secularized liberal democracy, Polish philosopher and sometime government minister Ryszard Legutko writes bitingly of the powerful and coercive “demon” he so abhors. Toward the end of “The Demon in Democracy” (Encounter Books, $23.99), he describes the problem