“Collective guilt” is the theory that all members of a group or association bear responsibility for the actions of a few. For example,...

In 1843, Karl Marx wrote to a friend: “…it is… clear what we have to accomplish at present: … ruthless criticism of all that exists…” ...

In 1958, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was asked, “What is your political philosophy? Are you a Communist, or a Marxist?” To which...

The founder of this station, Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., was the editor of The Homiletic and Pastoral Review for almost forty years. Over...

In 1964, at Annunciation grade school in south Minneapolis, there were over 120 students in the eighth grade, divided into three classes....

In 2011, English historian Paul Johnson penned an article titled “Debt: A Moral Issue.” In this article, he wrote: “There is nothing...

In 2017, an article by Fr. James V. Schall appeared in Crisis Magazine titled “Why No Civility is Possible Today.” In this article, he...

The Baltimore Catechism tells us that “God made us to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him...

When does human life begin? In 1933, Dr. Alan Guttmacher, an obstetrician/gynecologist, who would in 1962 become president of Planned...

Advent, the beginning of a new liturgical year, begins this year on Sunday, November 29. On that day, the gospel readings concern death...