A saturation of digital media disconnects many from God, leaving a void in the human heart
OK, this might get a little uncomfortable. And for that, I apologize in advance. But there are uncomfortable things in this world — especially these days — that simply cannot go uncommented on. That’s how I felt when I first read the
In her book “The Second Sex,” feminist French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir wrote about women who’d had abortions: “The one thing they are sure of is this rifled and bleeding womb, these shreds of crimson life, this child that is not there
The staff of Intellectual Takeout (intellectualtakeout.org), a website promoting the rational discussion of a wide range of cultural issues, has launched The Charlemagne Institute, a nonprofit educational institution “rooted in the Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman tradition [working] to lay the intellectual groundwork for the
Several years ago, when addressing the topic of culture and media influence on people of faith, Pope Benedict XVI gave us a great deal of food for thought: “Believers are conditioned by a culture of images that imposes contradictory models and impulses
The beautiful portraits of children that Mary Burkett started drawing in January of 2017 are making an impact on people who see them, but it’s not just about the art. Yes, they are well done in technique, an impressive feat because she
The world is constantly bombarding us with stuff. We are told that to be fulfilled we need to buy this new gadget, that fancy car, that big house, get that high-paying job, wear these particular clothes, and any number of other things.
We may not think about it, but Advent is right around the corner, and with that season of preparation comes the beginning of a new liturgical year. What better time to set some goals in our spiritual lives, such as reading some
There are few Catholic writers as prolific as Father James Schall, SJ. The Jesuit priest has written countless articles in scholarly journals as well as popular periodicals and websites; he has written more than 30 books, and been the editor or co-editor
When one thinks of the Catholic Church in the United States in the mid-20th century, vivid images of Eucharistic processions, Latin Masses, veiled heads, family Rosaries and houses filled with statues are conjured up. The experience of this era is explored in