Over the summer of 1221, Saint Dominic’s health began to decline. Although the famous preacher was only middle-aged, years of frenetic activity had taken an irrevocable toll on his body. In early August, the ever-traveling but now ailing Dominic arrived in Bologna. There, under the prayerful watch of his brothers, the holy founder entered his […]
Late July brings one of my favorite celebrations in the Church year: the July 26Memorial of Saints Ann and Joachim, the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. I had some early biases toward this feast. I grew up in a New York parish named for Saint Ann. My parents gave me that moniker for […]
By IHE Graduate Fellow Father Gilbrian Stoy, C.S.C. In contemporary moral debates, personal experience has risen to be a supreme source for moral discernment. In order for a doctrinal teaching, interpretation of scripture, or logical conclusion to be valid, it must ultimately ring true to a person’s lived experience. Christians shouldn’t be too alarmed by […]
NATIONAL REVIEW | COMMENTARY By Lucia A. Silecchia
By Lucia A. Silecchia Three more years. As we celebrate Independence Day this year, I can’t help thinking that we are now in the three-year run-up to our nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. In some ways, three years seems like a long time away. Yet, if advancing years have taught me anything, it is that time passes […]
HUMAN EVENTS | COMMENTARY By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
REASON | COMMENTARY By Stephanie Slade But Patrick Deneen’s “common-good conservatism” almost certainly would be.
By IHE Graduate Fellow Meghan Duke In his question on prayer in the Summa Theologiae,[1] Saint Thomas says that the first thing that is necessary for prayer is that we approach God and that the second is that we make a petition. We can do this, he says, in three ways: First, through an act […]
Featuring: Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau Once again, legislatures in some states are considering bans on the seal of confession. We asked the chaplain of Catholic University of America, Father Aquinas Guilbeau, to explain why we have the seal, and why breaking it won’t to anyone any good.
By Lucia A. Silecchia If it is graduation season, then it is graduation speech season, too. High schools, colleges, and even elementary schools seek out high profile speakers to impart their wisdom to graduates – or, at least, they aim to. I am a bit dubious about what a pampered celebrity or popular sports figure could […]
NATIONAL REVIEW | OPINION By: Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
