The virtue of patriotism
Today, the idea of counting patriotism as a virtue makes a lot of people antsy and uncomfortable. But that wasn't always the case. Aspiring to the love of God and country was the norm for most of ...
Online scammers impersonate pope's brothers
There have always been charlatans and pirates, but today's swindlers are breathtakingly bold. Their "tech-spertise" has reached a level of sophistication that is matched only by their audacity. Just ...
Perfect in love
Some Bible verses are more challenging than others. "So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Mt 5:48) is a case in point. Jesus speaks those words so matter-of-factly -- as if we could ...
Taking Pentecost seriously -- and personally
Most people understand that bars with live music often have a cover charge or a two-drink minimum. But when it comes to singing hymns, it seems that most Catholic parishes seem to have a two-verse maximum. ...
Kids and the creator
By the time our children were born, playing outdoors had already fallen out of fashion. Concerns about safety ruled the day. And the things most kids got excited about were indoors and increasingly likely ...
All eyes on Rome
On the eve of the conclave, I find myself a bit struck by the amount of attention it seems like the whole world is giving to it all. Sure, the conclave is the oldest election process still in use. And ...
7 reasons to pray for the cardinals in conclave
As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like we have no real role to play in the process. And yet, that is absolutely not the ...
The next pope
There are numerous contenders, of course, and they come from all around the globe. Over the next few weeks, we'll be hearing Vaticanistas on every side handicap the odds. But when the last note of ...
