There may be a bias toward Protestantism here, but being Catholic has its perks, too (reportedly). A delegation from The Babylon Bee flew out to Rome to meet with the College of Cardinals to find out the best reasons to be Catholic.Here are the…
Long ago, I concluded that Europe’s elites, including British bien-pensants, have to scapegoat Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to escape blame for the messes they have made in their own countries via mass migration. I always invite them to Budapest to…
Lent is in full swing now. If you are like me, you enter this season full of determination and enthusiasm: My prayer will be deeper. My penance will be purer. My almsgiving will be richer. And may it well be so for all of us! But if you are like…
Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend led University of Notre Dame students in praying the Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, following Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The prayer gathering came amid…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech two weeks ago at the Munich Security Conference has been praised for its conciliatory tone, and even for its putative revival of grand political oratory. Looked at from the point of view of recent papal…
An open letter to Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., President of The University of Notre Dame: As alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Notre Dame, we join Notre Dame’s bishop, the Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, in calling for the…
A responsible American Catholic who accepts the burdens of history, reflects theologically, and weighs the demands of Catholic social doctrine will be a Zionist, however qualified with criticisms of Israeli policies, however nuanced by hopes for…
It snowed last week here in the nation’s capital, and everything shut down. This storm was unusual, not so much for the amount of snow (about five inches where I live) but for the several inches of sleet that piled on top of the snow and then…
The U.S. birthrate has declined to record lows in recent years, well below population replacement rates. So the news that the vice president and second lady are having a fourth child is welcome (and significant) news indeed, for several reasons.…
An Italian priest from the 1600s is credited with bringing skiing from remote Scandinavia to other parts of Europe. Father Francesco Negri was a natural history and geography buff, and he had many helpful hints for successful skiing, including…
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