Thirty-five years after Roe v. Wade, it's becoming increasingly clear that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans really want the debate over abortion to end. As long as it's ... Read More

Greg Keuter is a man on a mission. Between October 1 and December 26, 2008, in honor of the Pauline Year, Keuter intends to read the complete writings of ... Read More

The Catholic Church celebrates the changes of the seasons through the practice of the Ember Days, a time of prayer, fasting, and abstinence that helps focus our thoughts on the ... Read More

A reader writes: My son has never been baptized because his father is not Roman Catholic and did not wish it. This year, he would be due to make his Confirmation ... Read More

During the ongoing debate over the war in Iraq, many American Catholics who consider themselves faithful to the teaching of the Church have had to confront the fact that the ... Read More

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On Sunday, September 21, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass and dedicated a new altar at the cathedral of San Pancrazio in Albano, Italy. He used his homily at ... Read More

To say that, until late August, many pro-lifers were not excited about Republican presidential nominee John McCain is something of an understatement. McCain's voting record has been fairly solidly ... Read More

If Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hoped to reach out to Catholic voters by picking a Catholic as his running mate, he may have miscalculated in choosing Sen. Joseph Biden ... Read More

A reader writes: Before the Gospel reading at Mass, we make the Sign of the Cross on our forehead, our lips, and our chest. What is the meaning of this ... Read More

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A friend of mine from graduate school, Fr. Robert Johansen, is the pastor of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Dorr, Michigan. St. Stanislaus is a relatively small but quite ... Read More

A reader writes: I read your blog posts on the definition of the Church. I also read George Weigel's "One Body, Imperfect Parts," where he seems to consider the "Church of ... Read More

As the 2008 U.S. presidential race heats up, embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) appears to be generating as much controversy as abortion. The latest remark by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe ... Read More

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Yesterday, I took a look at where Republican presidential nominee John McCain and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin stand on the life issue of embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR). Today, it's ... Read More

In every American election for the past 35 years, the chief pro-life issue has been abortion. In the 2008 presidential election, that's likely to be true as well, and ... Read More

A reader writes: With all the news about stem-cell research, I have not seen any news about drugs or medical procedures developed from this method of research. If any drugs ... Read More

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Pope Benedict XVI announces his special prayer intentions for each month--particular things that he wishes all Catholics to pray for. (When, for instance, we pray the rosary and say ... Read More

For many years, Labor Day has become simply the final weekend of summer, signaling the end of vacations and cookouts and the start of school. But as About.com's US ... Read More