Pope Benedict: The great unifier?
On September 14, Vatican officials met with the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a breakaway group…
Lessons I’ve learned from ACE
At mass this Friday, the first reading told of a group of men who seek to test the holiness of…
A Stripper, Her Doctor, and the Case for Virtue Ethics
You’re a hot-shot doctor. (Don’t worry, pre-meds, you’ll make it eventually.) Jill, a 19-year-old young lady, comes to the hospital….
Bigger is Better
I can remember more than one occasion in my childhood when my mom or my dad was the recipient of…
The Fed’s Big Move
The day after mid-term elections, the Federal Reserve, led by its Chairman Ben Bernanke, announced it would buy $600 billion…
Communion in the hand and the life of grace
Pope Benedict made some headlines a few years ago when, in his public Masses, he began only to distribute Holy…
Catholic education: A post-graduate’s view
The first thing you notice when you leave the friendly confines of the Notre Dame campus as a graduate is…
Learning to love at home
My God, I love you, but … oh, teach me to love! -St. Josemaria Escriva At Notre Dame the…
MacIntyre on a Liberal Education
Before I was a Notre Dame undergraduate, I was a typical high school student. I took my classes seriously and…
