The Catholic Thing

By Robert RoyalBut first a note:Friends: I want to thank all of you who gave generously to our end-of-year fundraising campaign - for both your material and moral support. It means a great deal to us to hear from you about how much you appreciate our work. We strive to make TCT as good as it can be, every day, 365 days a year. Your encouragement helps keep us at our tasks. And we hope to do even...

By Fr. Robert P. ImbelliIf memory serves (an increasingly dubious supposition), my theatrical debut occurred in the first grade, when I played an elderly Civil War veteran. My opening lines ran: "Here it is Decoration Day, and I'm confined to my bed, too old to be in the parade." Having now attained eighty plus seven, it's probably prudent to inform a younger generation that "Decoration Day" was...

By Michele McAloon.But first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: Today is the last day of our end-of-year fundraising campaign. We'll be happy to accept your donation anytime, of course. But why wait? We're already working at plans for the shape of TCT, new courses, our other educational campaigns, podcasts, Posses, videos, and much more. We'd like to be able to have a full picture of the...

By Joseph R. Wood.But first a note from Brad Miner: Friends: I've had a long and (some would say) distinguished career as an editor and writer, and had the privilege of working with some remarkable people (William F. Buckley, Jr. was one of those). Yet I consider my time at The Catholic Thing as the peak of my professional life. Not the earnings peak, of course, but there you are. I'm very proud...

By Stephen P. White.But first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: Only three days left in our end-of-year fundraising. I've liked what I've seen so far, but I'd like it even more if we can bring it now to a big close. After all, this is all about The Catholic Thing.Now for today's column...The word "nostalgia" was coined in the seventeenth century by a Swiss physician named Johannes Hofer. The...

By J. P. Royal.But first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: There are many challenges internal to Catholicism these days. But as today's column traces, although we've put the hard toltatiarianisms of the century past behind us, softer forms of repression of religion are still with us - and in need of constant vigilance. We have some new projects coming next year to keep you abreast of persecution...

By David G Bonagura, Jr.But first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: Only five days remain in our end-of-year fundraising. And we're still in need of several thousand dollars to bring this to a successful close. I want TCT to be here next year and for many years to come. If you do too, this is the moment to show it. Please, let's get this campaign done and get back to giving our full attention to...

By Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas.But first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: We're in the last week of our funding drive. We're close, but need one last push to bring things to a successful conclusion. I won't belabor the obvious. Now's the time to support The Catholic Thing.Now for today's column...Many Catholics misunderstand today's feast, which is also the patronal feast of our nation (the...

By Fr. Brian A. Graebe.Isaiah stands as the great prophet of Advent: so powerfully does he foretell Christ's coming (as well as his Passion and Death) that this book has been called the "fifth Gospel." Later in Advent, we will hear his most direct prophecy: "the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel." On this Second Sunday of Advent, though, Isaiah paints for us a...

By Msgr. Charles FinkBut first a note from Robert Royal: Friends: Many people these days think that the evil in the world is some sort of anomaly, rather than - as Sacred Scripture shows - a constant feature in a fallen world. As today's review of a new book makes clear, current incarnations of evil have ideological as well as spiritual sources. This page appears daily, precisely to make clear...