The photographer says that Mother Teresa “had the ability to see goodness in each person without judgment.”
By Thom Nickels
Beth Ann Rosica: Groundhog Day arrives early in Chester County
Groundhog Day arrived early in Chester County this year — two full days ahead of the typical February 2 date. Shortly after 4 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Jeanne Franklin, the county health director, launched a ridiculous defense of her indefensible decision to ban the volunteers at St. Agnes Church […]
Beth Ann Rosica: ChesCo bureaucrats end hot meals for needy West Chester families
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” Martin Luther King, Jr. posed that question to an audience in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957 — 68 years ago — and today, it still holds important meaning to many volunteers in our own communities. Dr. King, if […]
Thom Nickels: Reforming the reforms in church architecture
While touring a number of Roman Catholic churches in Austria some time ago, I was struck by the haphazard clash of styles: magnificent Romanesque-Gothic high altars, richly appointed with frescoes and images, with an oddly shaped table plunked down in front like something dropped from The Planet of the Apes: […]
Christine Flowers: Kamala’s useful idiots
I don’t much care when non-Catholics hurl insults at us. I mean, I do care, but it’s not all that significant because there is a long history of bigotry against the faith. My dad went down South to Mississippi in 1967 to help register voters, and when the people found out […]
Thom Nickels: Dignity, Courage, and the Church
The competing visions for gay Catholics has a Philadelphia connection.
by Thom Nickels
Christine Flowers: The Rosary is a symbol of love, not hate
Anti-Catholic sentiments are uttered aloud when they used to be whispered — a troubling trend in our pluralist society.
By Christine Flowers
Saving closed churches from the wrecking ball
Brody Hale works to preserve Catholic churches — as churches, not condominiums.
By Thom Nickels
Colleen Hroncich: Pandemic demonstrates the value of Catholic education
Catholic schools have provided a much-needed lifeline to thousands of children across the nation. Restrictive education policies, however, prevent our most vulnerable populations from reaping the benefits.
By Colleen Hroncich
Christine Flowers: Lessons on religious persecution for today’s Covid-19 church shutdowns
As a nation that celebrates religious freedom, how will we cope with the new limitations on public worship? By Christine Flowers