It is not selfish to do what you are good at and then to show a degree of humility about other things—including politics and other fields of expertise.

A Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

The display at the Olympics was not innocent fun gone too far or Europeans just being artsy. It was bullying a minority.

Gail Lumet Buckley, who died on July 18, was an award-winning chronicler of the African American experience. She once wrote of herself in 'America' that "I choose the cross of faith over the sword of ideology."

Spanish media reports that the ministry of culture is drafting a law that will expel monks. But that task will not be easy. The 21 monks do not wish to leave their monastery.

A movement known as Catholic integralism has been enjoying something of a revival in contemporary American political thought, especially among Catholic critics of liberalism and modernity. But history tells us that integralism can be more harmful than helpful.