The Ideological Hijacking of Pope St. John XXIII
by George WeigelJohn XXIII knew that the Church’s evangelical mission would only meet the needs of the day if it were anchored in the ancient, abiding truths bequeathed to it. Continue Reading »
The Easter Effect Today
by George WeigelChristians can do the work of evangelization because the first Easter told us that despair never gets the final word. Continue Reading »
Soho Pilgrimage: A Christmas Meditation
by George WeigelTo be a pilgrim is to be going somewhere. That somewhere is the Kingdom come among us at Christmas, and coming again in power and glory. Continue Reading »
Rethinking “Mission Territory”
by George WeigelShould the Church treat de-Christianized Europe as “mission territory” once again? Continue Reading »
Evangelizing the Nones
by Robert BarronBy far the fastest-growing “religious” group in the United States is the “nones,” that is, those who claim no religious affiliation. In the latest Pew Research Center survey, fully 25 percent of the country—80 million people—say that they have no formal religion, and the growth . . . . Continue Reading »
Five Lessons from Francis de Sales
by William Doino Jr.St. Francis de Sales is a valuable source to turn to today for wisdom and strength. Continue Reading »
The Most Important Day of Your Life
by George WeigelDuring talks around the country in recent years, I’ve been asking Catholic audiences how many of those present know the date of their baptism. The high-end response is a little under 10 percent. The average is about 2 to 3 percent. This, brethren, is a problem. You know your birthday. You know (or . . . . Continue Reading »
China’s Population Crisis: An Evangelical Opportunity?
by George WeigelState-sponsored cruelty has been a staple of the human condition for millennia. But has there ever been a more wicked policy, with more disastrous social consequences, than the “one-child policy” China began to implement in the early 1980s—a state-decreed population-control measure that . . . . Continue Reading »
Remembering Two Great Bishops
by George WeigelWe American Catholics are, in the main, notoriously uninterested in our own history. So it likely escaped the notice of many that December 3 marked the bicentenary of the death of John Carroll, one of the greatest who ever lived among us. The adjective “first” is applied to John Carroll more . . . . Continue Reading »
The Pope's Visit
by William Doino Jr.When Pope Francis arrives in America next month, he will undoubtedly find a very different country than did Paul VI, John Paul II, or Benedict XVI.In the past decade, the culture of death has gained momentum (even as pro-life marches and valiant efforts to chip away at it continue), the sexual . . . . Continue Reading »
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