Confession: a great opportunity to get right with GodRussell Shaw
When Dr. Bernard Nathanson died of cancer in February 2011, the obituary writers dutifully recorded that he'd become a Catholic back in 1996. Some even recalled the reason he gave for taking that ...
At last, good news for American families Russell Shaw
There's a glimmer of hope for the embattled natural family emanating suddenly from a source that lately has been anything but family-friendly -- I mean the federal government. But before getting into ...
Father Urban turns 60Russell Shaw
Father Urban turned 60 last year. Which is to say that 2022 brought the 60th anniversary of publication of J.F. Powers' 1962 novel about a priest, "Morte d'Urban." A year later, the book received ...
New test for religious free speech Russell Shaw
One of the most attractive features of the Supreme Court in the last several years has been its generally friendly view of religion. One of the least attractive has been the open hostility of secularist ...
What's next for Ukraine?Russell Shaw
On Feb. 24 last year, after months of military buildup, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin assumed the result would be the speedy fall of Kyiv, Ukrainian ...
China, Nicaragua, and the pope Russell Shaw
Why hasn't Pope Francis spoken up forcefully about the oppression of the Church by dictatorial regimes in China and Nicaragua? It's a fair question whose answer can perhaps be found in the precedent ...
New look for pro-lifeRussell Shaw
The March For Life will have a new look this year. When thousands of prolife demonstrators march through the streets of Washington on Jan. 20, instead of proceeding to the Supreme Court as in the past, ...
What is the meaning of Christmas? Russell Shaw
What is the meaning of Christmas? That question may not be quite as simple as it sounds. For many people, Christmas means big, jovial meals with family and friends, singing seasonal hymns in church, ...
