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We need urgent action to protect kids from technology

A frightening trend emerged when I was working in Catholic school administration. The acceleration of problems related to sexuality for young kids was startling, beginning even as early as kindergarten. ...



John Paul II and me (and the Poles)George Weigel

In the first chapter of "Profiles in Courage," John F. Kennedy quoted an exasperated Congressman, John Steven McGroarty, who wrote an irritating constituent in these neatly acerbic terms: "One of the ...

How can I contribute to every charity that asks?Jenna Marie Cooper

Q: I receive solicitations from many religious organizations with pictures of saints etc. I cannot not afford to give donations to all, so I trash them. I hope it's not a sin to throw away those pictures ...

Sunset Point Camp offers new day camp option this summerShannon Lyons

Located in the seaside community of Hull, Catholic Charities Sunset Point Camp has provided a carefree week of adventures to thousands of children for over 100 years. The magic of Sunset Point camp will ...

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 ...

Sharing Our Hope-Filled FaithMaureen Crowley Heil

His first function as an ordained priest in South Sudan was to assist at the funeral Mass of 14 teenagers killed in the civil war. Like the 2 million orphans in his country, violence has been Father Onesimo ...

Endless filth needs transparency, truth, tiers and tearsElizabeth Scalia

It was terrible to learn that Jean Vanier -- whom so many Catholics had looked up to as the saintly, heroic founder of L'Arche -- had been manipulating and abusing women who came to him seeking spiritual ...

Join us on April 27 to honor Peter LynchMichael Reardon

If you ask anyone who grew up a Celtics fan in the 1980s what comes to mind when they hear the number 33, I highly suspect the answer will be Larry Bird. The greatest player of a generation and one of ...

Three days: they make all the differenceFather Robert M. O’Grady

They are the three most important days on our Catholic calendar, but they are not holy days of obligation. They are, though, holy days. Commonly referred to as the Triduum, it is better if the words Sacred ...