Do animal have "rights"? The esteemed Christian apologist C.S. Lewis seemed to think so, for he said: "If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own
"Lord, help me get one more,” he prayed. “One more!” And as bullets flew through the Okinawa air on May 1, 1945, as shells burst around him, Private Desmond T. Doss, a medic in the
In Rome last week, a conference addressed the topic of non-violence; and in their enthusiasm for achieving world peace, participants called for the Vatican to end its support for "Just Wars" and to instead take up
Today is Spy Wednesday. If you're a theologicophile, you may already know that Wednesday during Holy Week is called that because today's Gospel reading, taken from Matthew 26:14-25, recounts the story of Judas' betrayal of
Do you have a CRS Rice Bowl to return to your parish? When I was in grade school, more than a few years ago, we always looked forward to the Operation Rice Bowl campaign in
Which of Christ's wounds caused him the most pain? Not the holes on his hands and feet, through which spikes had been driven to hold his tortured body on the cross. Not the shredded flesh on
When the Holy Father celebrated Mass at the Venustiano Carranza Stadium, in the drug-infested area of Morelia, one image which caught my attention was of a beautiful Madonna robed in blue. She was a serene presence, standing
They are happy. They are angry. They are fearful. They like music. And already, they like sweet treats. In fact, babies in utero experience a wide range of sensory input at a much earlier stage
“A deliciously beautiful film, while at the same time honorable and true to Scripture.” Actor Joseph Fiennes is talking about Affirm Films’ and Sony Pictures' upcoming release Risen, in which he plays an agnostic centurion
Before we begin,” said Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, “I want to thank Tom Monaghan for funding the Catechism.” It was September 2003, and the group gathered at the archbishop’s palace in Vienna gasped. Despite occasional snippets
