Reluctant as I am to fiddle with the U.S. Constitution, I’m willing to consider an amendment banning any elementary school from opening before Labor Day.
Guest Columnists
Parents, Please Stop Tormenting Kids for Clicks!
It’s distressing to realize that so many parents — either enthralled by attention or afflicted with severe fears of “missing out” on something — are looking at their kids as useful content fodder.
The Best Film Ever? Revisiting a Classic
The year 1966 was great for movies, and six decades later, the five Best Picture nominations at the Academy Awards the following year are still worth watching.
Stories That Tell the US Catholic Story
In honor of the national semiquincentennial, here are some novels that help tell the Catholic story in these U.S. through a fictional lens.
Love, Grace, and Golden Years
More than 60 years ago, Sister Ave Clark was drawn to the Amityville Dominican Sisters because of a love for God and acts of kindness.
Spiraling Down in Speyer, Germany
Speyer is a charming city on the west bank of the Rhine River. Its splendid medieval core is dominated by a magnificent 11th-century cathedral, the resting place of German emperors for 300 years and one of Europe’s greatest expressions of Romanesque architecture. Speyer was erected as a diocese at some point in the fourth century, a local Catholic bishop being mentioned for the first time in written records in 346.
What Exactly Is The ‘Common Good,’ Anyway?
As a threshold matter, the common good is a non-negotiable aspect of the Church’s moral teaching, as one of the four pillars of Catholic social doctrine.
The Work Ethic Incarnate
Baltimore (not Indianapolis) Colts split end Raymond Berry, who died on May 25 at age 93, is the embodiment of work ethic.
Finding Hope Through Colombia’s Darkest Night
A devastating earthquake recently hit Colombia. Father Christopher O’Connor shares what it was like there.
Ukraine and the Limits of Dialogue
For months now, I have been receiving alarming, early-morning text messages from Major-Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halyč, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. But Kyiv shouldn’t have to take it.