Catholics, Conscience, and Catechesis
When we think about the word “conscience,” we often think about having “gut feelings,” “following your heart,” or “listening to your inner voice.” In the Catholic world, the issue of conscience took center stage in the Western…
New US Nuncio Is a Veteran Vatican Diplomat
You may be dreaming of your own retirement, and it may be years in the future or just around the bend. In the Church, there are mandatory ages for retirement when it comes to certain jobs. One very important retirement just happened—the retirement…
Justin Trudeau Seeks to Legalize Euthanasia in Canada
For several European countries—the Netherlands and Belgium especially—legalized euthanasia has increased, and by now, many of us are realizing that the same pattern may be in the cards for the United States and for Canada. As reported yesterday…
Italian Catholics on the Decline Despite Pope Francis’ Popularity
When people think of Italy, a few things often come to mind—pasta, wine, coffee, and the pope. It might come as a surprise, then, that a recent poll found that only fifty percent of Italians call themselves Catholic. A recent RNS article highlights…
An Introduction
One of the most beautiful things about human beings is our infinite curiosity and insatiate desire to understand the world around us. This curiosity is why we develop formulas to calculate the forces of nature.
It’s why we organize complex…