Holy Week is here. It follows what seems like the fastest Lent of my life. Usually, these 40-plus days drag on and on because…
One of the most misused words in our Catholic parlance is “tradition.” Genuine tradition has two components. The first is time. Traditions happen over…
A few weeks ago, a friend who teaches religion at St. Xavier High School invited me to give a presentation on the Book of…
In this new year, the Church in the United States will embark on a Eucharistic Revival — a grassroots movement of Catholics across the…
Do humans have a religious instinct? Despite recent data, which point to increasing numbers of self-identified non-believers, a theory persists that people have an…
On a drizzly October morning, I drove to Meadow View Cemetery in the southwest corner of Louisville to attend Pamela’s funeral. A group of…
The church in the United States will soon be embarking on a “eucharistic revival,” a response to increasing religious disaffiliation and waning understanding of…
Nestled in a tiny hamlet near the French-German border is a monastery that is home to one of art’s oddest treasures. The Antonites of…
The thrill of victory! The agony of defeat! Each night in my house, we tune in to watch the competition in the Summer Olympic…
During my elementary school days, I rarely missed an episode of “Reading Rainbow” at 4:00 and “Square One” at 4:30 on PBS. For my…