I keep getting comments from those who have no other agenda but to condemn the only wartime leader who worked tirelessly to save Jews from t...

Here's one of my favorites from John Adams, the 2nd president of the United States: "In my years of experience, I have come to th...

I didn't preach this afternoon; our pastor did. Anyway, I was too busy acting as Master of Ceremonies to do any preaching. But I thought...

Countless books have been written on the Passion, Death and Resurrection or Our Lord Jesus Christ; and while I've read only a tiny perce...

Among the more prominent stories in the media these days is the news of the FBI raids on a self-proclaimed Christian militia group in the M...

I received a comment on my recent post about Pope Pius XII.The person who wrote the comment obviously dislikes the Catholic Church and belie...

Every so often I will encounter someone who believes that the Gospels, and indeed the entire Bible, are really no longer relevant because, ...

The revisionist "historians" who seem so intent on defaming Pope Pius XII by falsely misrepresenting his role during World War II ...

Periodically I try to provide a brief update on one of today's most under-reported stories: the tremendous increase in the persecution o...

As the few, loyal readers of this blog know, Dr. Ralph McInerny -- philosopher, theologian, multi-discipline scholar, best-selling novelist,...

The folks at Google fixed the bug and my blog's header is once again visible. My grumbling has ceased.

In case you're wondering what happened to my "Being is Good" heading with the clip from Michelangelo's painting on the cei...

I just realized that in the few posts I made during our trip up north, I included photos of only five of our seven grandchildren. And so, in...

It seems to me -- and, of course, I'm wrong more often than not -- that we are about to reach an important point in our nation's, an...

For some reason I thought I had already mentioned the Manhattan Declaration on this blog, but apparently it was one of those intended tasks...

Diane and I leave for home tomorrow...finally. We've had a wonderful time visiting with our children. We sent my brother, Jeff, home to ...

We gave my brother, Jeff, a beautiful funeral on Saturday at my former parish on Cape Cod, Holy Trinity Parish in West Harwich. Fr. Ed Heale...

Our ongoing trip up north, and all the busyness that has accompanied it, have conspired to keep me from posting anything on the blog. And th...

Our annual diaconal retreat was wonderful! Deacon Bill Ditewig, an old friend and a wonderful teacher, conducted the retreat. Deacon Bill te...

Diane and I leave this afternoon for our annual deacons' retreat. It will be a welcome break from all the craziness and stress that seem...