‘Free Exercise’ Documentary Shares Tenured Story of America’s Fight for Religious Liberty
New film recounts the story of six religious groups and how each fought for their right to exercise their faith — and why it still matters.
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James Likoudis Was a Beacon of Catholic Faith in a Changing World
COMMENTARY: The longtime theologian and historian died Sept. 3 at the age of 95.
July 4th Ultimately Promises Independence for All Americans
COMMENTARY: How the Nation Came to Deliver on Liberty
Easter and History
Hope is to be found in reading salvation history, which is the inner dynamic of world history.
Prelates and Presidents: 2 Books Offer Deep Dive Into US Catholic History
BOOK PICKS: Just in time for Presidents’ Day, take time to learn about the epic history of Catholicism in America.
Archbishop Gomez: Catholic Missionaries Such as St. Junípero Witness to the ‘American Creed’
In a July 2 column, he reflected there is a fittingness to celebrating the memorial of St. Junípero Serra three days before Independence Day.
Thanking God at Thanksgiving: 100 Years Ago and Today
COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving Day in the United States has always been, first and foremost, about being thankful to God. That seems worth remembering, at least once a year.
Robert George on US Society: ‘Our Divisions Are Very Deep’
The Princeton professor, a leading voice for civil discourse, discusses the polarized state of America.
Col. Louis Cook: Operatic Abenaki, US Patriot, Devoted Catholic
COMMENTARY: On June 18, the Continental Army left its winter camp at Valley Forge in pursuit of the retreating Red Coats. With them was Col. Cook, who fought the British in the French and Indian War.
America’s First Thanksgiving Was in Florida — Seriously. It Was!
COMMENTARY: More than 50 years before the Puritans landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Spanish Catholics gave thanks to God with a Mass and meal in St. Augustine.
