Othello is the first of a triumvirate of tragedies written by Shakespeare during a particularly dark period of English history. Taken together with Macbeth and King Lear, both of which [...]
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Othello in a Nutshell
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The Merciful Act of Excommunication
Whether cohabiting couples, out and proud gays, “social” alcoholics, serial monogamists, or persons engaged in any one of the number of socially acceptable sins, they are members in churches—maybe yours—who [...]
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The Vatican’s Ambiguous Interreligious Dialogue
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the establishment of the Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims by Pope St. Paul VI. A distinct body from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious [...]
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It’s Always a Good Time to Become Catholic
The Catholic world is abuzz with news that a prominent Anglican Bishop converted to Catholicism. Michael Nazir-Ali, the retired Anglican Bishop of Rochester, England, and once close to being tapped [...]
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A Parochial School Finds New Life in the Heart of a Parish
A few years ago, a visitor traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to tour Sacred Heart Academy, a classical, K-12, parochial Catholic school that has turned around completely after nearly closing [...]
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The Catholic University of America at a Crossroads
After more than a decade of successful leadership in university expansion and academic excellence, The Catholic University of America’s President John Garvey announced his retirement last month. In a laudatory [...]
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The Theological Error in Many Modern Catholic Hymns
In September 2020, the USCCB Committee on Doctrine published "Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics." Initial promise notwithstanding, there has not appeared [...]
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Where Else Are We to Go, If Not to Rome?
If I were a convert, which I am not, I think I’d rather resent hearing the Pope tell me that I’d made a mistake in becoming one. It seems rather [...]
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The North American Martyrs and the Myth of the Noble Savage
October 19 is the feast day of St. Isaac Jogues in the General Calendar. He was a Jesuit missionary working and living among the Mohawk Indians in the 1630s and [...]
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Did Gavin Newsom Murder His Mother?
Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California, is the kind of person who should be kept as far from the reins of power as possible. His life and career are [...]
