The messages of “Mary” that can be applied to our own age are received early, and often.

William F. Buckley Jr. was more than a prolific writer: He was the brains and coalescing force of a post-World War II philosophy that gradually became known as “conservatism” and which culminated with the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan as president.

Is it conceit or coincidence that a saint who was conceived without sin is the patron of a country that believes the same about itself?

Praying in a time of fear is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle. It goes against the grain of fear itself.

Shining a light on the truth, followed by some sort of atonement, seemed the right thing to do, especially at a time of rising and relegitimized white supremacy in the United States.

The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue reminds us that we need the voices of the dark past to help us understand the choices we now face.