Who Burned the Witches? The stench of their burning is with us yet. The stakes and gibbets where witches perished by the tens of thousands during early modern times still stand in popular imagination.

Catholicism and Capital Punishment After providing a survey of the complex question of capital punishment Cardinal Dulles writes that: “The Pope and the bishops, using their prudential judgment, have ...

C.S. Lewis on Pornography and Masturbation In “Mere Christianity” C.S. Lewis identified a factor in the astonishing growth of pornography.

St. Thomas More June 22 is the Feast of one of our greatest saints: Thomas More. St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was one of the most gifted men of his day. He entered Oxford at about age 15, was a ...

No matter how immersed in day-to-day living we may be, it is hard to escape a sort of inner realization that there is something different about these weeks…. Yet Lent, in a strange way, is a joyous ...

Robert Bresson (1901-1999), acclaimed French film-maker, used Catholicism, his early calling as a painter, and his experiences as a prisoner of war to produce such cinematic masterpieces as Diary of a ...

However, having an understanding of crucifixion helps us understand what Jesus went through on the day of his death. This article is based on various articles written by medical doctors, including a ...

When I gave a talk recently at the Institute of Catholic Culture on the subject of the Second Coming, I was I asked to describe what our resurrected bodies will be like.

On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith What does the bigger picture of the religious and spiritual lives of U.S. teenagers look like when we stand ...

Catholic Education Resource CenterKneel vs stand for Communion: the debate again ignites The Catholic Herald The two practices – kneeling vs. standing, and receiving on the tongue vs. in the hand – ...

The Life-Changing Effects Of A Daily Rosary I saw struggles with sin unravel before my eyes, I found clarity in my vocation and decided to marry the man I now call my husband.

Like the marks of the Church proclaimed in the Creed so too does the Holy See identify the principal features of a school as Catholic: a Catholic school should be inspired by a supernatural vision,… ...