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We Cannot Live Without the Lord's Day

My spiritual life is the most important aspect of my being, and the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of my faith—yet it was deemed less essential than daycare. Continue Reading »

7 May 2020

The Pandemic and Religious Revival

by Filip Mazurczak

It is possible that the pandemic, rather than leading to uniform religious revival, will increase the piety of some but weaken that of others. Continue Reading »

20 Apr 2020

A Responsible Bishop

by R. R. Reno

Peter Baldacchino, bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the first American bishop to lift a ban on public attendance at Mass. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2020

Epidemic Danger and Catholic Sacraments

by Thomas Joseph White

That the Church should suspend public masses temporarily is defensible as the most reasonable course of action given the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus. Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2020

By Bread Alone

by Mark Bauerlein

Figures in politics and media are incognizant of how much religion plays a part in people's well-being. Continue Reading »

8 Apr 2020

Easter Without Mass?

by Douglas Farrow

I have yet to learn how asking everyone to remain at home at Easter is an extraordinary measure proper to the Church. Continue Reading »

7 Apr 2020

The Case For Drive-In Masses

by Gregory Pine, O.P.

If online Mass becomes a regular practice over the course of months, it could subtly undermine the local, communal, and cultic dimensions of Catholic worship. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2020

Suicides among Americans aged ten to twenty-four increased by more than 50 percent between 2007 and 2017. The suicide rate for all ages rose by nearly 30 percent between 1999 and 2016. This is not an isolated trend. Life expectancy in the United States is falling, a shocking trend for a rich . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2019