A Closer Look

Fr. Carter Griffin: Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest; why we need celibacy now more than ever, a celibate priesthood of true, spiritual fathers. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone: Mass of the Americas at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; first-ever Pontifical High Mass of the Americas, to be celebrated by […]

Dr. Michael Naughton: Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World; rightly ordered active and contemplative life gives us roots in a world that only gives us the superficial; Catholic understanding of vocation, human dignity, and the common good. Often what we do on Saturday, we should do on Sunday; begin early, ordering […]

Charles LiMandri: Latest updates from the David Daleiden court cases defending his work exposing abortion industry illegalities; ‘gag order’ attempt on Daleiden’s videos extends to his courtroom testimony; legal defense details.  Terry Beatley: Reformed, converted former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson’s full exposure of abortion industry lies, strategy to convince Americans abortion is a woman’s right; […]

Relgious Freedom Challenged in Supreme Court Keisha Russell, First Liberty: Supreme Court cases will heavily affect religious ministries; marriage and gender definition, religious freedom and alleged discrimination at stake in multiple cases Do Not Abandon Middle East Christians Jason Jones: Catholic Social Teaching is not partisan politics; Syrian pullout exposes vulnerable Christians, other religious minorities […]

Supreme Court’s new sesssion; Amazon Synod; Celibacy; Women’s Role in the Mass Is Church teaching about priestly celibacy, women’s role in the mass and marriage at risk? How is the Amazon Catholic region different from the rest of the world’s Catholic Communities? What cases will the Supreme Court be ruling on in the new session […]

Michael Kurek: ‘The Sound of Beauty: A Classical Composer on Music in the Spiritual Life’; music theory and the role of sound in God’s creation; music speaks to the mind, emotions and spirit. The role of music in Catholic liturgy, evangelization. Carrie Gress: ‘Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday’; the language of […]

Monsignor Stuart Swetland: Pope John Paul II’s visit to the US in 1979, his message to the UN, homilies and messages; public show of faith by Catholics then compared with now, what we can learn; St. Francis of Assisi’s global popularity, what has come from that in art and devotions. Freedom exists to become who […]

Fr. Robert Spitzer: ‘The Essence of Things’; reasons to be Catholic; answers to usual questions from doubters, skeptics about why people remain in the Church; feast of the Holy Guardian Angels & existence of the transcendent, spiritual realm of saints, angels, and their importance in our material and spiritual lives.  Angels watch over us and […]

Fr. Wilson Miscamble: ‘American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dames’ Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’; evaluating the extent and importance of Hesburgh’s legacy beyond the Notre Dame, on Catholic politicians, academics, theologians, other Catholic Americans. Cuomo speech at Notre Dame set the stage for Catholic politicians to have plausible moral alibi; book  outlines […]

Peter Breen: Former State Rep., current Thomas More Chief Legal Counsel, accepts call to run again for public office to reform government, stop corruption, challenge officials involved in scandals & unjust laws; Catholics must engage public debate, shape moral policies, establish just laws. Steve Auth: Longtime successful securities, investment, financial, economic expert in NYC high […]

August Turak: Critical lessons I learned from my father; The X Factor in Leadership Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks; Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and a Purpose of Life Dr. Tod Worner: Evangelization & Culture journal on beauty, goodness & truth of a full, faith-filled human life Paul Scofield and the art of […]

Peter Breen: Thomas More Society legal defense of David Daleiden, updates; inside the courtrooms and behind the scenes in Daleiden case hearings; legal defense of IL doctor against extreme state law requiring OB/GYNs to inform pregnant patients of abortion options. Evidence shows: babies were being harvested alive, fully intact with beating hearts. In the same […]

Fr. Robert Spitzer: ‘The Essence of Things’: Living in a ‘post-truth’ world, cultural concept of truth as dissolved into people’s own opinions and personal stories, emboldened by celebrities, media, academics; Oxford Dictionary chose ‘post-truth’ as 2016 word of the year; have to say ‘Stop!’ to this nonsense. The idea behind science: based on one methodology […]

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry: President doing the correct thing, releasing transcript of Ukraine call; International religious freedom addressed at UN, renewed promise of US role in protecting religious minorities from persecution; need to get the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to the House floor for a vote; honoring Americans who change history for the better. […]

Kathryn Jean Lopez: A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living; we need time for quiet and prayer to know God’s love and will, and truth about our lives, vocations, direction, faith; what saints who changed the world teach us today. Mysticism is union with God. Deepening our prayer life makes trusting in […]