It was announced last week that former president Donald Trump is being indicted in New York for allegedly paying a woman he’d had an affair with to keep their relationship quiet ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Russell Shaw comes in hot,
In his sixth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. John Newman, who is considered one of the greatest Catholic theologians of modern times. St. John Newman’s turning point came in 1845 when he was doing research for his
Columnist Russell Shaw looks ahead to a forthcoming decision by the Supreme Court on a case involving a Colorado designer who refuses to create websites for same-sex weddings based on her belief that such weddings go against her religious beliefs. The court
In his fifth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Benedict Joseph Labre. He was born in a town in northern France on March 25, 1748, the eldest of 15 children of prosperous middle-class parents, he grew up a
In his fourth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits: “Jesuits established schools, had important roles in the Council of Trent, wrote catechisms (St. Peter Canisius), preached and served
In his latest essay for Our Sunday Visitor, contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that after the major victory in the Supreme Court last year, one major challenge remains for the pro-life movement: “The pro-life movement must confront the ugly fact that the
Upon the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw examines the lasting legacy of this pastor, priest and pope, writing that his ultimate goal was to bring people closer to Jesus Christ through the Church via
In his latest column, Russell Shaw encourages readers to turn on their radio on January 28 to hear the matinee broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” an opera about martyred nuns during the French Revolution.
In his third Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Thomas More, known as the “man of all seasons.” Refusing to take an oath of supremacy to King Henry VIII, More was jailed and beheaded on July 6, 1535.
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving a graphic designer in Colorado who refused to design a website for the wedding of a same-sex couple. She argued that, if she was forced to do so, it