Pope Leo XIV

Leo XIV’s Vision of Catholic Education

As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Pope Leo XIV laid out a vision for Catholic education over the last several days. He also declared St. John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Church and the co-patron (with Thomas Aquinas) of Catholic…

What World and Time Is This?

One of the better ways of trying to understand a writer or speaker is to imagine what audience he thinks he’s addressing, and what he believes that audience most needs to hear. For the popes of the last half century or so, I think I pretty much…

Is ‘Secular’ a Bad Word for Christians?

Pope Leo XIV recently reaffirmed a conviction Christians have held for centuries: “institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism, that is, a style of thinking and acting that affirms the value of religion while preserving…

Rich Young Saints for Our Time

How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! Is that true? Jesus said it (Mark 10:23) to His Apostles after the encounter with the rich young man, so it must be true.  In affluent countries where everyone, even the…