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Boomers run the Catholic Church. Now, I know that many in the Baby Boomer cohort react to the term “Boomers” like a black person reacts to a white Republican using the N-word, but hear me out for a minute. By “Boomer,” I simply mean the views that dominate that age group and what it’s most … Read moreBoomers, Doomers, and Zoomers
Robert P. George, the McCormick professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, announced Nov. 17 that he has stepped down from the Heritage Foundation’s board of trustees after the organization’s president defended Tucker Carlson for interviewing Nick Fuentes. In a Facebook post, George said he could not remain on the board without a “full retraction” of … Read morePrinceton professor resigns from the Heritage Foundation board over organization’s defense of Tucker Carlson
Pro-life pregnancy centers across the U.S. provided more than $452 million in total in medical care, support, educational services, and material items to families and expectant mothers in 2024, according to a new report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI). The data in the 2025 National Pregnancy Center Report encompass the resources provided by 2,775 … Read moreReport: Pregnancy centers provided more than $452M in goods and services in 2024
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles wrote this week that, while the U.S. has the right to control its borders, aspects of the current mode of enforcement are wrong and a better way exists. In his Nov. 18 article for Angelus News, the archbishop described immigration as “the defining issue of our times.” “The [2024] … Read moreArchbishop Gomez proposes ‘a way forward on immigration reform’
Pope Leo XIV continued his series of general audiences on the theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope” in Saint Peter’s Square Nov. 19 by reflecting on the relationship between the Resurrection and integral ecology. The Pope began his audience by considering a detail from Saint John’s Gospel: When Christ appeared to Saint Mary Magdalene near the … Read morePope Leo reflects on the Resurrection and ecology
Pope Leo XIV pressed a gathering of filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters at the Vatican on Nov. 15 to safeguard cinema’s ability to “set hope in motion,” praising the medium as a “workshop of hope” capable of illuminating human fragility and anchoring communal life. As Hollywood reels from its worst October box office in nearly three … Read morePope Leo speaks with members of film industry: ‘Entering a cinema is like crossing a threshold’
St. Raphael Kalinowski Feast date: Nov 19 Saint Raphael was born in 1835 as Joseph, son of Andrew and Josepha Kalinowski in present day Lithuania. Saint Raphael felt a call to the priesthood early in his life, but decided to complete his education. He studied zoology, chemistry, agriculture, and apiculture at the Institute of Agronomy … Read moreSt. Raphael Kalinowski on November 19, 2025 at 9:06 am
Fr. Joe became a priest at the perfect American moment. In the summer of ’85, America’s dads and moms gathered with their children in family rooms, laughing together at the wholesome storylines of The Cosby Show and Family Ties. Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. seemed to pour from every car radio, each track reflecting the … Read moreThe Strange Path of Fr. Joe
The skies are growing darker. The air is crisp, even biting. The torn-up Main Street in my sleepy little Pittsburgh borough is ever so slowly prickling up with snowflake banners, evergreen, and sparkling lights. My son is buzzing whenever he rolls past the newest Santa decoration in the department store. The magic of Christmastime is … Read moreWhat Has Santa Claus to Do With Christmas?
Reading 1 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. Most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother, who saw her seven sons perish in a single … Read moreWednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time