Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Pope Francis’s Words of Affirmation
During a recent televised video conference hosted by ABC’s 20/20, Pope Francis spoke to several American Catholics…
Did Muhammad Perform Miracles?
On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the first part of Iran’s most expensive movie trilogy, “Muhammad, the Messenger…
Facebook and Calling Priests “Father”
On Facebook people connect using their real names and identities.” “Titles of any kind” are forbidden; “the…
Imperfect Goodbyes and the Hope of Resurrection
I was on the phone with my mother the moment when my grandmother died. The two of…
Adoption, Abortion, and a Message of Hope
On Saturday morning, my wife and I took our children to pray outside the Planned Parenthood clinic…
Catacomb Time?
At Christmas 1969, Professor Joseph Ratzinger gave a radio talk with the provocative title, “What Will the…
Evangelicals in the World of Islam
American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam by Christine Leigh Heyrman Hill & Wang, 352…
The Pope’s Visit
When Pope Francis arrives in America next month, he will undoubtedly find a very different country than…
Who Was Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab?
Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab by michael crawford oneworld, 160 pages, $40.00 ISIS is only the latest (and certainly…
Burning Churches in Israel
Earlier this summer, in the spot on the Sea of Galilee traditionally hailed as the site of…
Father Barron’s Affirmative Faith
Though already the leader of Word on Fire Ministries in Chicago and rector of nearby Mundelein Seminary,…
The Bard’s Religion
A Will to Believe: Shakespeare and Religion by david scott kastan oxford university press, 155 pages, $40.00…
Segregated Sunday Mornings
This past spring, the renowned sociologist Robert Putnam made waves with a claim that American churches had dedicated…
The amazing, and now Venerable, Father Al
At an inch or so over five feet and weighing, I would guess, something on the underside…
Catholic Social Work and the Right to Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision on June 26, 2015, did not simply redefine marriage. It also directly…
