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Archbishop José H. Gomez delivered the 129th Annual Commencement Address at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. on May 12. During the exercises, the university awarded the...

Earlier this summer, I led the first pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Like many other immigrants to this country,...

On June 21, the night before the Catholic Church traditionally remembers the martyrdom of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More at the hands of King Henry VIII, American...

Some years back, Stephen Gabriel’s A Father’s Covenant, a book aimed at young fathers, came out. The book consists of a series of aphorisms and promises for fathers to...

Last Thursday in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a remarkable address to a group of visiting American bishops. He praised America’s founders for their commitment to religious liberty and...

We are slowly losing our sense of religious liberty in America. There is much evidence to suggest that our society no longer values the public role of religion or...

The euthanasia movement in our country is gaining strength and momentum. The reasons for this are complicated, but at its root, this movement is driven by fears that many...

Blessed John Paul II was a witness to the power of holiness in history. He showed us the beauty and heroism possible in the human person redeemed by Jesus...

This essay is adapted from a commencement address delivered on May 16, 2008, to the students of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.,...