Should We Teach Kids about Porn’s Harms? Yes, and Here’s How. Children all over the world begin viewing hard-core Internet pornography long before their parents even consider discussing its dangers.

Excommunication can be a frightening word. E.x.c.o.m.m.u.n.i.c.a.t.i.o.n. The reality is no less grave. We’ve all seen that arresting scene from the movie Becket, when the titular archbishop ...

The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” ...

Saint James, Patron of Pilgrims This alabaster statuette portrays a traveler leaning on his walking staff, as if taking a momentary pause from an arduous journey.

Saint Thomas Aquinas (1447–1449) This fresco of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Fra Angelico can found at the Vatican in the Chapel of Pope Nicholas V.

The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession Judging by the drastic drop in confessions in countries like the United States, the false opinion is gaining ground that Confession is not ...

Saint Jerome in His Study During a lifespan that crossed from the 4th to early 5th century, Saint Jerome was a priest, a monk, a pope’s secretary, a desert hermit, and head of a monastery in Bethlehem ...

Literature: What every Catholic should know There is a very good reason for every Catholic to know the great works of literature — and that is because the great works of literature help us to know ...

Are Some Cultures Better than Others? Do you think the United States and Western Europe are made up of imperialist, colonialist, resource-exploiting, greedy, grasping, brown-skin-hating people whose ...

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

Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. St. Thomas More is widely known as “a man for all seasons,” but he is best known for the final season of his life. A ...

Alas, Judas Iscariot Why speak up once more? In my last book, I invited you to silence. However, I can no longer be silent.