A Christmas gift for suffering South Sudan
The world’s newest nation is in big trouble. After more than 20 years of civil war between the southern and northern...
Tony Magliano
What kinds of people are we becoming?
During the recent US Catholic bishops’ assembly in Baltimore, two bishops decided to forego the military chaplains dinner sponsored by...
Everyone deserves a home
Just imagine for a moment that you have no home. What will you do for meals today? Where will you shower?...
Blessed Paul VI: A champion of justice and peace
With numerous armed conflicts raging in various parts of the world, and the Vietnam War worsening, Pope Paul VI on...
Respecting life outside our comfort zone
True respect for life requires us to get out of our comfort zone. Oh, we might say: “I respect life,...
Gospel-based ways to stop the Islamic State
We need to do something! With the barbaric Islamic State now controlling large portions of Iraq and Syria, and inflicting...
The truth about climate change
“Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change… loss of productivity in vast agricultural...
How the US has made bad situations worse in the Middle East
The heart wrenching tragedies throughout the Middle East are not the United States’ fault, that is, at least not entirely.
Nuclear weapons still threaten the world
Americans and Russians living in or near a large city or major military installation are within 30 minutes of possibly...
