Category: GUEST COLUMNIST

  • February 14, 2020

Experienced couples can strengthen marriage amid the sinkholes

Having a divorce in the neighborhood is like having a sinkhole in your street. Everything that seemed stable...
  • January 27, 2020

Movies: Jojo Rabbit

NEW YORK (CNS) — As with many satires, the makers of “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight) don’t care much...
  • January 4, 2020

Following the light

Night was falling at the end of a gray day. A few dozen silent, shabby figures were sitting...
  • January 4, 2020

Event of the decade

From a Catholic perspective, few if any dates were more significant during the decade than Feb. 11, 2013....
  • December 31, 2019

Mary, a woman of patience

Picture an image of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now picture her pregnant....
  • December 28, 2019

Walk in solidarity with refugees at Christmas

Sometimes overlooked in the idyllic images of the Christmas story is the brief, touching tale told in the...
  • December 28, 2019

Movies: The Irishman

NEW YORK (CNS) — The disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished without a trace in 1975,...
  • December 26, 2019

Handel’s ‘Messiah’: Is it just the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus?

The “Hallelujah” chorus from George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” is probably the most well-known classical piece of music written...
  • December 25, 2019

Classical painting reminds us of Christ’s light

The scene is one you might share from your own memory. It is the image of a mother,...
  • December 23, 2019

Christ the light of the world

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Advent is a time to watch and prepare for the...