The Biography of Pope John Paul II.” “Blasphemy” — the definition of which, according to my beloved Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, includes “claiming the attributes of deity” — is not a ...

George Weigel, senior fellow and William E. Simon chair in Catholic studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, speaks July 25, 2019, at the institute's annual Summer Conference in ...

This week's plant pick is a native broadleaf evergreen (inkberry) that offers an alternative to disease-threatened boxwoods.

Every spring, the slate of commencement speakers at Catholic colleges across the country delivers a fresh round of inspiration — and sparks controversy. In fact, debate on the merits of this or that ...

Now that the trees have dropped their leaves for the season, people tend to notice a greenish-gray crusty growth on the bare trunks. Although it may look worrisome, this growth isn’t a fungus, moss, ...

Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude on Jan. 6, 2026, when that door of the Vatican basilica is closed. The theme of ...

“George Weigel is the kind of thinker who can write just a paragraph,” said a friend, “and it’s profound and worth reading.” So it’s okay that I’m quoting Weigel on Henry Hyde from a year ago. Our ...

Planting red, white, and blue flowers is a way to mark America's 250th anniversary in the landscape. Here are some good ...