Contagious Faith | New Book from Phil Lawler
Even by the most unrestrained estimates, the Covid pandemic never approached the lethality of the Spanish flu of 1918. Yet…
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Archbishop Cordileone’s pastoral: Pelosi’s last warning?
by Phil Lawler
With his pastoral letter powerfully reaffirming the importance of the Church’s teaching on the dignity of human life, San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore…
American Awakening
Phil Lawler’s Book-of-the-Month club (conversations with authors) This month: Joshua Mitchell, author of American Awakening, explains his argument that “identity politics”…
Civilized Reader:
“If youth knew;
if age could”
by Paul Connell
In times of cultural transition such as our own, we would do well to heed the words of the great…
America on Trial
by Phil Lawler
Phil Lawler’s Book-of-the-Month club (conversations with authors) This month: Robert Reilly, author of America on Trial, defends the Founding Fathers against…
New Webinar: A Vision of Hope
Although enrollments declined at parochial schools in the US this year, some schools, offering an authentically Catholic education, have enjoyed…
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A Vision of Hope
Although enrollments declined at parochial schools in the US this year, some schools, offering an authentically Catholic education, have enjoyed…
Remembering the day when lightning struck at the Vatican
by Phil Lawler
Eight years ago today, lightning struck the dome of St. Peter’s basilica—twice! The building was not significantly damaged by that…
Coming soon: a necessary showdown in the US bishops’ conference
by Phil Lawler
There’s a battle brewing within the US bishops’ conference, and it could be a boon to the faithful. As our…
Fear: the ultimate enemy of faith
by Phil Lawler
Every morning, for the better part of a year now, a headline in the local newspaper has called attention to…
What if everyone will eventually be Covid-positive?
by Phil Lawler
Just to help clarify our thinking, let’s imagine an unpleasant possibility: that sooner or later, we’ll all be infected with…
The Church in Crisis
with Ralph Martin
by Phil Lawler
Phil Lawler’s Book-of-the-Month club (conversations with authors) This month: Ralph Martin, author of A Church in Crisis, explores the confusion and…
