A Birmingham jailEffie Caldarola
In April 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sat in jail in Birmingham, Alabama. Famously committed to non-violence, Rev. King was arrested after leading a peaceful march of Black protesters who ...
Faith and reason testify to each otherMichael Pakaluk
When St. Pope John Paul II wrote in his great encyclical, "Fides et ratio," that "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth," he surely meant that ...
America needs you, Thomas AquinasBishop Robert Barron
This article was first published on August 22, 2009, on Evangelization & Culture Online. Just last week I was in Toulouse France, filming for my 10-part documentary on Catholicism. I will admit ...
The coming of Christ destroys 'enchantment'Michael Pakaluk
In the days following Epiphany, the church celebrates the dawning of the light of Christ upon the pagans, as foretold in the reading from Isaiah (60:2-3) in last Sunday's Mass: See, darkness covers ...
The God of second chancesEffie Caldarola
The day after Christmas dawned gray and bleak. The forecast was snow, sleet, ice. Opened presents begged to be sorted and put away. There were clothes to try on, returns to make. Leftovers filled the ...
The Advent the church collapsed Effie Caldarola
In the Advent season, memories rise to the surface like so many twinkling lights on the tree. We remember those we love who have passed, the happy Christmases, the sad ones. We remember the house where ...
Advent teaches us watchfulnessMichael Pakaluk
In each of the synoptic Gospels, Our Lord tells his disciples -- including you and me -- to keep watch for his Second Coming. "Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour," (Mt 25:13). ...
A glimpse into the world of USCCB committeesBishop Robert Barron
I have been a bishop for the last 10 years, and during that time, I have served as chairman of two separate committees within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). From 2017 to 2020, ...
The meaning of 'suffrage'Michael Pakaluk
The best and most effective thing a young Catholic man can do to express his manliness authentically is to attend daily Mass. Or so I will argue. But my argument depends upon seeing the Mass as an assembly ...
Thin places in NovemberEffie Caldarola
Walking around my neighborhood this fall, I saw many skeletons. Bones seemed to protrude from every lawn. One evening, taking a walk in the encroaching darkness, a skeleton I hadn't spotted noticed ...
