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

Not-So-Deep Thoughts From Quarantine

by Gilbert Meilaender

Here are some of my thoughts from quarantine. Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2020

Together In Isolation

by Viva Hammer

A flame goes up from each home, each place of isolation: the flame of the human spirit. Continue Reading »

8 Apr 2020

Embracing the Kind of Redeemer God Appointed

by George Weigel

Western culture tends to forget that suffering is an irreducible part of the human condition. Continue Reading »

8 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

A Call to Ordinary Heroism

by L. S. Dugdale

Every day at the hospital, I encounter ordinary heroes.  Continue Reading »

7 Apr 2020

Uncertainty and the Christian

by Ephraim Radner

The uncertainties of the present are the building blocks of hope, not its detritus. Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2020

Coronavirus Diary: New York, April 3–5

by R. R. Reno

What has this crisis revealed about you and me? About our society? About our churches? Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2020

Coronavirus Calls for Conversion

by Gabriele Kuby

The question of God has been muffled by prosperity, but suddenly it’s not so easy to ignore. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2020