Our Catholic President
Stephen White reflects on the new Catholic President of the United States. “We have come to a point where Catholic political activism – both left and right – is at… Read More
A Catholic Moment
Stephen White reflects on the fact that none of the federal branches of government will be led by a Protestant– for the first time in American history. “Unfortunately, that Catholics… Read More
Biden and the Bishops
Executive Director Stephen White reflects on the controversy over President-elect Biden and the reception of Holy Communion. “Nowhere is the individualist strain in American Catholicism more manifest than in the… Read More
Christian Gratitude
Stephen White reflects on the virtue of the season: gratitude. “The beginning of trust in the providence of God begins with the loss of our sense of control. In this… Read More
John Paul II committed sins too. Just like all the other saints.
Over at America Magazine, Executive Director Stephen White reflects on the Pelagianism of those who call into question the sanctity of John Paul II because he made mistakes in his… Read More
Mistakes Were Made
Stephen White offers initial analysis of the McCarrick Report, released on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. “For those who don’t think clericalism has played a major role in the abuse crisis… Read More
Warring Spirits
Stephen White reflects on the fact of evil spirits as the country celebrates Halloween and prepares for Election Day. “The truth is that evil spirits are (as the St. Michael… Read More
Amy Barrett and the Intolerable
Stephen White reflects on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court and the consternation that it has caused in some circles. “If being Catholic isn’t… Read More
On the Feast of the Little Flower
Stephen White reflects on his time in the St. Patrick Evangelisation School in London. “St. Thérèse of Lisieux, on whose feast I first arrived in London all those Octobers ago,… Read More
Waiting for the “Spring”
Stephen White reflects on the fact that The Boston Globe‘s first Spotlight report (on clergy abuse) ran exactly one year after Pope John Paul II announced a Jubilee year, a… Read More
Coming Soon…
Stephen White explains the upcoming podcast on clergy sex abuse (Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church) that releases its first episode on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. “The idea behind… Read More
What Won’t We Tolerate?
Stephen White reflects on the ways that American Catholics– whether on the right or the left– have come to tolerate certain evils when it comes to the presidential election: “Politicians… Read More