In the Western world, where the lion’s share of our most sacred holidays are tied to religious celebrations, it seems odd that Halloween should be celebrated…
Pope Benedict XVI is on a visit to Great Britain this week. The head of the Roman Catholic Church made news all around the world when…
The nature of God in Christianity is a debate fraught with difficultly. Chief among these difficulties is the establishment and nature of the Trinitarian doctrine. This…
One of my recent articles about Pat Robertson’s impressively vicious attack on the native beliefs of Haiti has resulted in people asking me questions about Haitian…
Often times the Orthodox and Roman Catholic celebration of Easter falls on different days. Why does this happen? Easter Sunday is the Sunday immediately following the…
Cardinal George Is Right! To Hell With Barack Obama! Cardinal George is right about President Obama and Notre Dame. I am not shocked or disappointed that…
A few days ago the Russian Orthodox Church elected a replacement for Patriarch Alexy II. On the 27th of January Metropolitan Kirill of Moscow was appointed…
In a curious, though not altogether unexpected, series of events, the little-known Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has burst on to the international news circuit.…
One of the least understood parts of Roman Catholic theology is the sacrament of Eucharist, or so I have found over the years. The doctrine of…
In a season of religious holidays there is an oddly secular feel to New Year celebrations in the Christian world. Indeed, the revelries surrounding the birth…