It’s been all over the news: United States Catholics see a 38 percent surge in adult converts over Easter 2026. […]
Thom Nickels: Anglican implosion
The new female Archbishop of Canterbury is, as many have mentioned, “the pure distilled essence of everything wrong with the […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Catholic leaders — Be not afraid
Sadly, my Church is missing what’s happening. With the best of intentions, targeted outreach, the formation of “study” committees, and […]
Thom Nickels: In a time of upheaval, Fulton J. Sheen offers a model of clarity
In September 2026, a light will shine on the American Catholic Church when Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) will be beatified […]
Thom Nickels: What has happened to the Philadelphia public school system?
What has happened to the Philadelphia public school system? A high school teacher I know informed me that the school […]
Thom Nickels: Can Pope Leo XIV undo the confusion of the Francis era?
When Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, I had high hopes for his pontificate. He was American, a Villanova (known […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: This Christmas, prepare the way
“Prepare the way of the Lord!” Seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the prophet Isaiah wrote […]
Thom Nickels: The changing face of Jesus
In August 2011, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, organized the Rembrandt and […]
Thom Nickels: When the sacred met the profane in Russia
When the sassy members of Pussy Riot entered Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral back in 2012, it was not to […]