Good Time Charlies
Reading two books at the moment, for the same purpose, though it’s hard to see from the titles what they…
Word of the Day: BEAUTY
Below, something I wrote from last year. At Thomas More College, every freshman enrolls in a course called The Way…
Oh, sure; blame celibacy
by Phil Lawler
An Australian government commission has called for an end to clerical celibacy. Right. Because if the headlines of the last few…
Advent is the restless season
Last week a spectacularly tasteless ad arrived in my In box, from a firm that promised me a brilliant new…
The Colorado baker’s case: it’s not about gay rights
by Phil Lawler
Pay attention to the language used in headlines about this week’s crucial argument before the Supreme Court. Reuters said it…
WORD OF THE DAY: Heart
Word of the Day: HEART “Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover feast,” says Saint John, that eagle…
Welcome to Word of the Day
Word of the Day: QUICK I’d like to post here a regular jeu d’esprit – taking the form of a…
A priest’s #1 distraction at Mass—and how to avoid it
In the Memoriale of St. Pierre Favre (aka Peter Faber), I happened across this startling entry: During Mass on the day of…
The Pope’s silence on the Rohingya: prudent diplomacy or moral lapse?
by Phil Lawler
During his stay in Myanmar, Pope Francis did not mention the brutal treatment of the Rohingya minority. Was that a mistake?…
Learning from the past of the American pro-life movement
by Phil Lawler
Some 25 years ago, Our Sunday Visitor published my book, Operation Rescue: A Challenge to the Nation’s Conscience. To be perfectly…
