Columns Archive
- GOP platform has lost its way (7/17/24)
- The power of ‘Possum Trot’ (7/9/24)
- An unsurprisingly uninspiring debate (7/3/24)
- The true meaning of freedom (6/25/24)
- The importance of miracles (6/18/24)
- The message of motherhood (5/30/24)
- Advice to the graduate (5/22/24)
- The long haul of love (5/15/24)
- A troubling tale (5/8/24)
- The evil of antisemitism (4/30/24)
- The power of forgiveness (4/23/24)
- The human cost of IVF (4/17/24)
- Remembering and misremembering Buckley (4/9/24)
- The gift of Lieberman's example (4/2/24)
- A message from Rome (3/27/24)
- Suffragette city at the state of the union (3/14/24)
- Martyrdom and suicide are not the same (3/5/24)
- Of service and celebration (2/14/24)
- 'The Chosen' carries a valuable message (2/6/24)
- Tragedy and inspiration in D.C. (1/31/24)
- Marching for life (1/24/24)
- The other side of surrogacy (1/16/24)
- In memoriam (1/9/24)
- A New Year's prayer (1/3/24)
- The inspiration of Harold Gomes (12/27/23)
- The importance of family (12/21/23)
- Remember the joy of December (12/12/23)
- Last words from Kissinger (12/6/23)
- Finding meaning in a broken world (11/30/23)
- Sisters doin' it for the love (11/15/23)
- Britney Spears' bravery (11/7/23)
- 'Antisemitism is a unique evil' (11/1/23)
- We must not look away (10/24/23)
- Evil in Israel (10/19/23)
- Ohio at a crossroads (10/10/23)
- Doctors in Detroit making a difference (10/3/23)
- RIP to a real one: Father William Holt (9/27/23)
- Christianity is alive and well in Iraq (9/21/23)
- Mother Teresa's example (9/12/23)
- Haley has the right idea (9/9/23)
- The shape of politics to come (8/29/23)
- An inspirational life (8/22/23)
- Foster care crisis (8/15/23)
- Sisters for Life show US the way (8/8/23)
- The youth of the world (8/2/23)
- Darkness on the edge of a small town (7/26/23)
- New movie makes U.S. face the unthinkable (7/18/23)
- Let kids be kids and let Barbie be Barbie (7/13/23)
- Smiles amid the pain (7/5/23)
- A path to depolarization (6/28/23)
- A blow to children and families (6/20/23)
- Reason to live (6/14/23)
- Amazing Grace in Ohio (6/2/23)
- That's the power of love (5/24/23)
- A warrior for dignity (5/18/23)
- Reminder of what counts (5/13/23)
- The attitude of gratitude (5/3/23)
- A new mission (4/26/23)
- The mission and the noise (4/18/23)
- Hope for holy week (4/11/23)
- Principled leaders vs. abuse of power (4/4/23)
- Are we serious about pluralism? (3/28/23)
- On the media (3/22/23)
- Remembering evil in Jerusalem (3/14/23)
- Lent in Jerusalem (3/7/23)
- The message of a murdered bishop (3/1/23)
- The mysticism of real change (2/22/23)
- Controversy at the Grammys (2/15/23)
- The necessity of virtue (2/8/23)
- Don't put support for life on life support (2/1/23)
- The weird new era of abortion debate (1/24/23)
- A mother's tale of hardship and triumph (1/18/23)
- A former pope's wonderful example (1/11/23)
- Hope in the new year (1/4/23)
- There's gold in the hillbillies (12/28/22)
- A real example at Christmas (12/20/22)
- Going to Georgia (12/13/22)
- Examples for Advent (12/6/22)
- Step out of your comfort zone (11/29/22)
- A calm for Christmas (11/22/22)
- What do we prefer? (11/16/22)
- Reclaiming civic respect (11/9/22)
- Catholic university walking the walk (11/1/22)
- A different path (10/25/22)
- A difficult, inspirational choice (10/18/22)
- Reagan's example (10/4/22)
- A new way forward (9/27/22)
- The gift of adoption (9/20/22)
- Long live the queen! (9/13/22)
- Biden thinks there's only one American way (9/8/22)
- Operators are standing by (8/30/22)
- Operators are standing by (8/30/22)
- A revolution in care (8/23/22)
- A different kind of gender war (8/16/22)
- Hope in Ukraine (8/9/22)
- Sisters, sisters (8/3/22)
- End of Roe a new beginning (7/26/22)
- Let's get out of our corners (7/19/22)
- Less mockery, more help and love (7/12/22)
- The choice ahead (7/7/22)
- Post-Roe America begins now (6/28/22)
- What do we prefer? (6/21/22)
- A history of violence (6/16/22)
- America at a crossroads (6/7/22)
- Evil in Texas (6/1/22)
- Look beyond the rancor (5/24/22)
- The shifting language of abortion (5/18/22)
- The reality behind abortion (5/11/22)
- Joy in the Vatican (5/4/22)
- A loss for women, and an example (4/26/22)
- The example of Easter (4/19/22)
- Our suffering world (4/12/22)
- When to check out of the discourse (4/5/22)
- Touching testimony at Jackson confirmation hearings (3/29/22)
- Life during wartime (3/15/22)
- Dems make their priorities clear (3/8/22)
- The responsibilities of freedom (3/1/22)
- The realities of life and the lies of abortion (2/22/22)
- You can't take it with you (2/15/22)
- Jimmy Lai: A beacon of courage amid oppression (2/8/22)
- What pro-life really means (2/1/22)
- The power of life shines through the darkest night (1/25/22)
- Preparing for post-Roe America (1/18/22)
- A crisis in America (1/11/22)
- A challenge for the new year (1/4/22)
- The true gift of Christmas (12/28/21)
- U.S. throws Nigerian Christians to the wolves (12/21/21)
- The tarnishing of the Golden State (12/14/21)
- Light in the darkness (12/7/21)
- The miracle of fatherhood (11/30/21)
- Beyond Roe v. Wade (11/23/21)
- The real pro-life movement (11/18/21)
- Losing our religion (11/9/21)
- A life well lived (11/2/21)
- Tragedy in the U.K. (10/26/21)
- The importance of foster care (10/19/21)
- Motherhood and the future (10/12/21)
- An example in New Orleans (10/6/21)
- Resilience and love in Louisiana (9/28/21)
- The realities of abortion (9/21/21)
- Words of wisdom in troubled times (9/14/21)
- Texas is the reason (9/9/21)
- Mother Teresa's shining example (8/31/21)
- Turning points abroad and at home (8/24/21)
- Cuomo's misdeeds reflect larger problem (8/17/21)
- No good answers in Britain (8/10/21)
- Mississippi takes aim at Roe (7/27/21)
- Religious freedom? Yeah, right! (7/20/21)
- Priest's arrest part of larger problem (7/13/21)
- Finding common ground (7/8/21)
- The spirit of freedom (6/29/21)
- A decision to celebrate! (6/22/21)
- Letting our young people down (6/8/21)
- The radical gifts of the saints (6/3/21)
- The power of foster care (5/25/21)
- You got to pray just to make it today (5/11/21)
- The power and potential of women (5/4/21)
- The power and potential of suffering (4/27/21)
- FDA move the latest in a downward spiral (4/20/21)
- For whom the bell tolls (4/13/21)
- Chaput book reminds us what's worth living for (4/6/21)
- There are better options than assisted suicide, abortion (3/30/21)
- Medicine for the soul (3/17/21)
- Pope's visit to Iraq provies a needed reminder (3/9/21)
- Let's argue instead of judge (3/2/21)
- Unlikely lessons from Super Bowl ad (2/18/21)
- We should get our priorities straight (2/9/21)
- Old views from new administration (2/2/21)
- Lighting up the 'midnight' of our current society (1/28/21)
- The toll of violence (1/19/21)
- The peril of false idols (1/16/21)
- Here's to new life in the new year (1/6/21)
- Christian examples and warnings (12/31/20)
- The year of St. Joe (12/22/20)
- Argentina and the wrong lessons about abortion (12/8/20)
- Christians in the Middle East need us (11/24/20)
- Catholic beliefs, Catholic responsibilities (11/17/20)
- The real priorities (11/10/20)
- A step back from the brink (11/2/20)
- Perspective on the pope (10/27/20)
- A new challenge for tough times (10/24/20)
- Let's hear it for real religious freedom (10/13/20)
- Debates and what really matters (10/6/20)
- Hope will get us through (9/30/20)
- Find love in dark times (9/23/20)
- The perils of ideology (9/16/20)
- You gotta have faith (9/9/20)
- Elections are important, but we can't lose our souls (9/1/20)
- Time for grief and honesty (8/26/20)
- Let's talk about the soul of America (8/18/20)
- Who's really hurting God (8/11/20)
- That's the power of love (8/4/20)
- Planned Parenthood's unexpected move (7/28/20)
- Life must not be devalued (7/23/20)
- Serious candidate or not, Kanye raises important ideas (7/15/20)
- The example of history (6/30/20)
- Making room in our hearts (6/24/20)
- Freedom? Yeah, right? (6/17/20)
- Missed opportunities in D.C. (6/9/20)
- The real lesson of love (6/2/20)
- Reopening ourselves to God (5/28/20)
- Important lessons we need to learn (5/19/20)
- Rebooting our values after the pandemic (5/5/20)
- Finding the sublime in the surreal (4/28/20)
- Brighten your soul during quarantine (4/22/20)
- Hard times for hard reflection (4/8/20)
- Prayers in isolation (4/1/20)
- A surprisingly hopeful trip to the capital (11/19/19)
- More than enough to go around (11/13/19)