Sara Perla's Posts
How to be a Missionary Church
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the oddities of patronage among the saints. “One of the delightful consolations of the Catholic faith is that we seem to have a… Read More
Wonder of Wonders
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the experience and practice of wonder. “Such wonder, the unaffected wonder of a child who marvels at the world and the one who… Read More
Imagining the Future
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on Yuval Levin’s essay, “Imagining the Future,” and applies its insights to the Church. “The point is not that innovation – or development of… Read More
The Tapestry
One of the analogies that I find helpful in looking at the world and trying to believe in God’s providence is that of a tapestry, in which one side is… Read More
No Politics is Local Now
Stephen White of Catholic University writes about Neil Postman’s classic Amusing Ourselves to Death in view of social media and smartphones. “It is not hard to find all this same… Read More
Catholic women discuss the challenges of modern dating culture
Sara Perla appeared on EWTN News In-Depth last week to speak about the challenges of dating as a Catholic today. Here is the full clip, and there is an… Read More
Someone to Dance with
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on the conversation surrounding birth rates and the effects of a poor dating scene for Catholics: “Today’s breakdown in Catholic dating and marriage among… Read More
A Eucharistic Triumph in Indianapolis
Stephen White of Catholic University reflects on his experience at the National Eucharistic Congress in July 2024: “That was the triumph of Indianapolis. The People of God gathered to meet… Read More
Changing the Narrative
Stephen P. White of Catholic University reflects on the response of Paolo Riffini to journalists at the Catholic Media Association Conference 2024 who asked why the Vatican Dicastery on Communications… Read More
Tales from a Long Commute
Stephen White of Catholic University shares lessons from Shelby Foote’s The Civil War: A Narrative as he listens to it on his commute: “And that only accounts for Northern opinion.… Read More
A Problem of Exculturation
Stephen P. White of Catholic University reflects on the difference between inculturation of Catholic liturgy in places formed by other forces and the West, where the culture was formed precisely… Read More
Census Fidelium
Stephen White of Catholic University looks at the data from a recent Pew research survey: “The portion of Catholics who say that their religion is ‘very important’ in their life… Read More