The Shepherd’s Voice: Looking Ahead to the Fourth Sunday of Easter...
Scott Hahn
Jesus, in today’s Gospel, says that He is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince, the new David—who frees people from bondage to sin and gathers them into one flock, the Church, under a new covenant, made in His blood. His flock includes other sheep, He says, far more than the dispersed children of Israel...

Canadian doctors amputate 2 healthy fingers of man with ‘bodily integrity dysphoria’...

I Applied to Be a NASA Astronaut. You Can Too...

‘Little Miracle of Lille’: How a Candlelight Mass Gathers Hundreds of Young People Every Week in France...

Assisted Suicide in Minnesota? Critics Point to Canada as Cautionary Tale...

‘Wars and Rumors of War’: Iran Responds to Israeli Attack on Embassy With Drone and Missile Barrage...

I’m sad to see Lent gone. And I prefer to carry it with me throughout the year...
David Deavel
It sounds mildly heretical. No doubt some would call it, without historical accuracy, Jansenist. Most people would say it’s masochistic or perhaps a sad manifestation of that great modern bogeyman, “Catholic guilt.” But I’ll say it anyway. I’m glad for the bacon and the other goodies of Easter, but I’m sad to see Lent gone. And I prefer to carry it with me throughout the year.

When Ideology and Blasphemy Meet...
George Weigel
In May 1993, the “World Russian People’s Council,” a “meeting place” for those “concerned about the present and future of Russia,” was created at the instigation of Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk (now Patriarch of Moscow and head of the Russian Orthodox Church). Kirill is now the presiding officer of the Council, which met on March 27 in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior...

4 Lingering Questions After ‘Dignitas Infinita’...
Jonathan Liedl
By most accounts, Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican’s new declaration on human dignity, has been received by the Church largely without a hitch. In fact, it might be one of the least controversial high-profile documents we’ve seen from the Francis pontificate in recent years. This is especially true when compared to the last declaration...

Did Jesus Really Descend Into Hell?

Building Bigger Barns While Kneeling Before the World...

Piers Paul Read, the writer of ‘Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors,’ has written an excellent new ‘History of Catholic Church’...
K.V. Turley
“I thought I would like her to know about the Church not just because I’m a Catholic but also because it is part of our culture,” says Piers Paul Pead, speaking to the Register. The “her” he is referring to is his non-Catholic granddaughter, currently a student at Oxford University. She is, he says, “clever” but freely admits that she knows nothing about the Catholic faith...

Missouri high-school students makes mosaic of Father Augustus Tolton with 20,400 dice...

Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson on Dogma...
Christopher Kaczor
Whatever “dogma” is, Sam Harris certainly doesn’t like it. In his recent conversation with Jordan Peterson, Harris repeatedly condemns dogma, and Peterson repeatedly tries to moderate this condemnation. Harris notes correctly that dogma is “a Catholic term.” But what exactly is being condemned? The target is moving. First, Harris defines dogma as a belief that is held in spite of the fact that there’s no good evidence for it...

Pope Francis Revives Traditional Papal Title ‘Patriarch of the West’ in 2024 Annuario Pontificio...

SSPX Priest, Former U.S. District Superior, on Trial in France for Abusing 7 Children...

Totality or Nothing: What the Solar Eclipse Revealed About God...
Tim Clark
Awesome is an overused word. On Monday, I was lucky enough to experience a total solar eclipse. It was ... awesome. Although I think I could easily give a dozen reasons why I found it so moving, I will offer just two. First, consider that a total solar eclipse is almost universally acknowledged to be one of the most incredibly beautiful sights in all of nature...

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