Columns Archive

I have been married to my wife for 22 years, and for each of those 22 years, I’ve worked as a journalist in some capacity or another. Whether it was […]

It was 10:30 at night when the beeping started. The kids were all sound asleep, and we were, naturally, on the 32nd of 33 floors. Only the restaurant with a […]

Too often lately, it feels like the offices from which we’ve historically taken our cues – our political and community leadership, the punditry, local authorities, and even some church groups […]

A friend of Dorothy Day’s told her that her children had called Peter Maurin “ragged and unkempt.” They were sure “that he never bathed, and he seemed to sleep in […]

“Patience is a virtue,” I try to remind myself as the oncology receptionist hands me the clipboard filled with five separate (and badly copied) forms I know I’ve already completed […]

In recent years, the number of young people with gender dysphoria, or extreme discomfort in one’s biological sex, has skyrocketed in the United States and Western Europe. Professor Lisa Littman, […]

There’s something about girls and horses. Call it a sweeping generalization, sure, but it often holds true. While boys dream of faster forms of transit – racecars, rocket ships – […]

The good news today is that Catholics are still reading, listening, and watching Catholic materials. The better news is that the numbers who are reading, listening, and watching have been […]

Allow me to start this column repeating three times a word many Catholics know or have heard: “totus, totus, totus.” It means “everyone” – no exceptions. It evokes wholeness and […]