2024-09-20
Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs
2024-09-17
Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
2024-09-16
Memorial of St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr, and St. Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr
The Eucharistic Congress and the Primacy of the Supernatural
I have just returned from the magnificent National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. I can honestly say that those several days constituted one of the greatest moments in my thirty-eight years as a priest. To see more than 50,000 faithful laity, thousands of priests, over 150 bishops, armies of habited religious both men and women, and…
“First Responders and the Virtues of Servant Leadership”
—Homily for the Annual Police-Fire-Sheriff Mass, September 8, 2024; St. Cecilia Church in San Francisco — Introduction It is an honor for us to be here with our firefighters, police officers, sheriff deputies and park rangers, along with dignitaries from our city government, to thank you, our dear first responders, for the invaluable service you…
Virginia Knights receive religious freedom award after spat with federal government
CNA—A council of Knights of Columbus in Virginia has received a religious freedom award after it won a dispute earlier this year with the government over celebrating Mass at a federal cemetery. The First Liberty Institute awarded the Knights of Columbus Council 694 its Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. Religious Liberty Award in recognition of the…
BOOK REVIEW: Bloomberg’s Micklethwait and Wooldridge Foretold Today’s Revolt Against Non-Responsive, Corrupt Western Democracies Back in 2014
In 2014, when I first reviewed The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, I was struck by how boldly they tackled the impending crisis in governance. They identified the key political challenge of the coming decade: fixing the bloated and dysfunctional state. Their analysis was as…
2024-09-13
Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Fact Checking the “Fact Checkers”: moderator Linsey Davis was WRONG about state abortion laws
At last night’s Presidential Debate, “fact checker” Linsey Davis was completely wrong about Trump’s claim that some states allowed abortion after birth. As viewed on television and as reported many places, including the Boston Globe (boston.com), in an article published September 11, 2024, and titled “Tell Us: Who do you think won the Presidential Debate?”…
Seeking Answers for Critical Questions About Things that Divide America – Part II
Even though considering many of life’s important questions have been raging now for more than 52 years, there seem to be more questions today than answers regarding human life! To help understand how the John Paul II Life and Family Center (JPII Life Center) works with people of ALL beliefs to understand the beauty and…
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