A 250th Birthday Meditation
July 15, 2026
As we thank God for the gift of the U.S., let us remind ourselves and each other that freedom is...
George Weigel
The Strength of Jimmy Lai
June 18, 2026
What can his fellow Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment? We can hold him in prayer every day....
John Paul II and America
June 11, 2026
It’s probably fair to say that John Paul II began his papacy with an impression of American Catholicism not dissimilar...
The Peace That We Can Make
June 2, 2026
Repetition, it’s said, can be the mother of learning. So, in light of recent Catholic debates about the pursuit of...
The Culture of Death Loses One
May 27, 2026
Legislative vigilance is essential. So is building the culture of life by expanding access to palliative end-of-life care.
‘Centesimus Annus’ at 35
May 20, 2026
“Centesimus annus” was a call to think about free politics and free economics as more than mechanisms. Democracy and the...
In Thanksgiving for The Gift of Baptism
May 14, 2026
Over these 75 years, I have experienced the vocation of sanctity in so many ways, each of which has left...
‘Ecclesiacide,’ Then and Now
May 6, 2026
Pardon the Latin-rooted neologism, but if “patricide” works for murdering your father and “regicide” for taking out a king, why...
An Open Letter to Cardinal Hollerich
May 1, 2026
The Church’s pastors should avoid causing further confusion by helping God’s people embrace the mysteries of faith in love.
What the WSJ Didn’t Print
April 22, 2026
I had a couple of lengthy and, I thought, productive e-mail exchanges with one of the authors of a recent...