It is commencement season and I am collecting my thoughts for upcoming speeches. More
The Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 in Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt that states have sovereign immunity from suits brought by individuals in the courts of another state. More
When Alabama's governor, Kay Ivey, signed the nation's most restrictive abortion bill into law, she gave this simple explanation. "Every life is precious," she said.More
What I really want more than anything are days of a simple liturgy of joy. Not a formal liturgy inside a church building (though there will room for daily Mass) — but a purposeful season where the routines and rhythms and practices of daily life are inclined toward the quiet and the ordinary. After a season of noise and hustle, I look forward to a summer of simple, of returning to what I want, deep down.More
Lately I’m seeing lots of studies — or, more accurately, articles about studies — claiming that non-parents are happier than parents. More
In “The Memoirs of St. Peter,” Michael Pakaluk takes on what someone unaware of the pitfalls of translation might consider a simple task: to render the Gospel of St. Mark in English resembling as nearly as possible the Greek of the original. More
If we tried to increase our prayer life during Lent, we should double our efforts now. If we tried to face the world's injustice during Lent, we should turn there more deeply now.More
I had this mental image of life as a book, each decade its own chapter and the story unfolding with time. But who is writing the story? There is a tension between acknowledging God as author and also recognizing that we own our stories. More