Raymond J. de Souza

The Instrumentum Laboris is laborious indeed. Whether all that labor will be an instrument for anything other than more labor remains to be seen. Continue Reading »

In choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »

Taking their lead from former Justice Anthony Kennedy, Cardinal Robert McElroy and Fr. James Martin have both spoken recently of “hatred” animating those who uphold traditional Christian teaching in regard to homosexuality.  Continue Reading »

Cardinal Zen was my guest in Kingston in 2013 because he knows the Church needs more men like St. John Fisher. Henry kept Cardinal John Fisher in the Tower of London; now the Chinese regime threatens Cardinal Zen with prison. Continue Reading »

Against our bleak horizon, it seems impossible to hope that peace and liberty may prevail. But Providence is still at work, if hidden from our eyes. Continue Reading »

Tutu was the great hope for a peaceful civil rights movement in the Apartheid era, an African Martin Luther King Jr. Continue Reading »

Together the mafia martyrs lived out the true mission of baptism and confirmation; they honored their sacraments, rather than corrupting them. Continue Reading »

The 400th anniversary of the death of Robert Bellarmine invites a look back at this fascinating figure of the Catholic Reformation, engaged as he was with issues newly relevant today: the relationship of faith and science and of ecclesial and temporal power. Continue Reading »

Stefan Wyszyński's efforts at reconciliation with Germany show that he was also able to do courageous and brilliant things without popular support—the mark of a true shepherd. Continue Reading »

Pope Francis has chosen Fr. Martin for the role of interpreter. That’s significant, and bears noting when evaluating the ministry of Fr. Martin—and of Pope Francis. Continue Reading »