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Did Thomas More and John Fisher die for nothing?
The idea that Catholics should be allowed to remarry and receive communion did not begin with the letter signed by Cardinal Kasper and...
Gifts of gratitude and hope
He came to America and encountered us in the streets, schools and historic places where we gathered. Pope Francis’ first visit to the...
Lights in the darkness
When I processed into St. Mary Magdalene church, I was filled with gratitude for the six Sisters of Life who sat in two pews toward the...
The quiet family revolution
As I write this column, a county clerk from Kentucky, Kim Davis, is behind bars for insisting that she should not be required to obey an...
When evil appears to win, turn to the Eucharist
This week I want to share with you two important themes that have come to me in prayer: the need for prayer and reparation for the...
Jesus, teach us to imitate your mercy
Last week I met two amazing women dedicated to healing the broken. They were from Rachel’s Vineyard, an apostolate that holds retreats...
Our Lady, undoer of our abortion knot
Many of you would be shocked to learn that Colorado is one of only four states without health code standards for abortion clinics, or any...
Sept. 11 and the battle for hearts
“You will know them by their fruits,” Jesus told the crowd listening to him on the mountain top. This week, as we remember those who died...
Wanted: committed, life-long disciples
For two days last week 500 people from around the country gathered in Denver’s Tech Center for the inaugural Amazing Parish conference. I...
The ice bucket challenge’s ethical surprise
From Conan O’Brien to little kids inspired to help those in need, people across the country have taken up the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in...
Mother Mary, grant us hearts like yours!
In 1936, Niepokalanow (the City of the Immaculate) was home to over 900 Franciscan friars and was the largest Catholic media operation in...
ISIS atrocity underscores the importance of religious freedom
“For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Christians,” Patriarch Louis Sako said after the July 19 noon deadline...
Blind guides and the ‘Dirty 100’
When I visited the Little Sisters of the Poor last month, I saw elderly men and women being treated with compassion, respect and charity...
Surrender to the loving embrace of God
Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the papal household, has described the moment when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles...
Why a pastoral letter on the family?
You may have never thought about it, but when the Holy Family was forced to flee into Egypt to escape Herod’s persecution, they...
Be an online ‘Good Samaritan’
“I have asked you. They have asked you, and she, my mother, has asked you. Will you refuse to do this for me, to take care of them, to...
God’s vocation will bring happiness
If you really want to be satisfied in life, ask God, “What are you calling me to do?” We often talk about “vocations” in the Catholic...
Make disciples by giving with love
Before he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave the apostles a mandate: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations … teaching them to...