President Tyler's visit for the 1843 dedication of the Bunker Hill MonumentJoy Zanghi
The ringing of bells sounded throughout Boston on June 16, 1843, as the city prepared to welcome the arrival of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States. The following day marked the "celebration ...
The Vatican as peacemaker in Ukraine?George Weigel
A few days after Cardinal Matteo Zuppi's appointment as head of a Vatican "peace mission" to "help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine" (as Vatican News put it), a startling picture appeared ...
His body, his choice: Abortion, politics, and our communion crisisDr. R. Jared Staudt
Choice. It's a word that expresses the religion of most Americans: one that centers on the self and the freedom to pursue one's own desire. Freedom is the basis for happiness, it is true, though ...
In the age of synodalityRussell Shaw
People fretting over the pros and cons of synodality should seek enlightenment in the story of "shared responsibility" half a century ago. History doesn't literally repeat itself, but what happened ...
The ultimate sacrifice and demonstration of loveMichael Reardon
''This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me." (Lk 22:19) Memorial Day weekend is an important day to reflect on the meaning of sacrifice. Although this holiday has ...
Two tips to learn how to criticize like a ChristianDavid Mills
Some years ago, a priest sent me occasional criticism of something I'd written. He tended to pick at small points. We'd had dinner a couple of times and were friendly, and I eventually responded ...
John Paul II's 'Centesimus Annus' and today's debatesGeorge Weigel
In a recent article on the social doctrine of John Paul II in the Jesuit journal La CiviltÀ Cattolica, Father Fernando de la Iglesia Viguiristi, SJ, had this to say about one facet of John Paul's ...
The conversion of Episcopal minister William Henry HoytViolet Hurst
On May 21, 1848 -- 175 years ago next week -- Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick dined with William Henry Hoyt, a former Episcopal minister who had recently converted to Catholicism. William Henry Hoyt ...
More than ever, we need diocesan news mediaGreg Erlandson
When my wife bought a Subaru a few years ago, we not only got a car. We also received a company magazine called "Drive." Subaru is trying to use a "membership magazine" to build a relationship with us ...
God save us all!Bishop David M. O’Connell
I was one of the millions who woke up in the early hours of Saturday morning to watch the historic coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Although I proudly acknowledge my Irish ancestry, I ...
