When I was in Washington, D.C., last year, one of the things that fascinated me was the Holy Door at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. As I stood before the door, I thought of how powerful a symbol a door can be.
Guest Columnists
ISIS, Genocide and The US Response
Martyrdom is a daily fact of life wherever the black flag of ISIS stains the Mesopotamian sky.
An Invitation to a Roman Lent
This week, George Weigel writes about the best Lent of his life in Rome, where he participated in the city’s ancient Lenten station church pilgrimage.
Practicing the Year Of Mercy at Home
Good news, Mom and Dad! Take comfort in this Year of Mercy, because you’ve been living and teaching the corporal and spiritual works of mercy for years.
You Shall Not Oppress an Alien
Passions over the immigration issue are strong among U.S. presidential candidates, and as guest columnist John Garvey writes, Catholics must keep their minds and hearts open.
Why Little Sisters Can’t ‘Just Sign the Form’
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p., communications director for the Little Sisters of the Poor in the U.S., explains why the sisters could not “just sign the form” – the so-called “accommodation” to the HHS contraception mandate.
Brimming Bud of Human Potential
The abortion issue will get a ride in the upcoming presidential primaries, but sloganeering, not reasoned argument, will characterize the debate.
Anger and Citizenship
I hope that, as the 2016 campaign unfolds, the electorate will begin to understand that anger is not a particularly healthy metric of public life.
Supporting the Mission of Catholic Education
There are more than 100 million Americans living today who graduated from a Catholic school. If every graduate contributed a few dollars to a Catholic education fund, there would be no need to close or merge any Catholic school.
Thanks to ‘NUN of It’ Court Case Supporters
What do 207 members of Congress, 50 Catholic theologians, 13 law professors, nine professional associations and two prominent women’s organizations have in common with the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the American Islamic Congress, the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and the International Society of Krishna Consciousness?