Saturday, December 6, 2025

The Catholic stories Ken Burns left out of his new American revolution documentary

 

In a recent interview, Ken Burns said that the American Revolution was the most important human event since the birth of Christ. While historians (and theologians) may debate this claim, what cannot be contested is how this conviction has helped to shape his latest documentary, “The American Revolution,” which also carries a warmth and familiarity that will remind viewers of many of his more than 30 earlier documentaries (with two more currently in production). 

Pope Leo XIV's distinctiveness begins to show

Pope Leo XIV's distinctiveness begins to show

 

Maybe the pope doesn't need to be charismatic

 

Maybe the pope doesn't need to be charismatic

Vatican document on women deacons opens door to more confusion

Vatican document on women deacons opens door to more confusion

 

Second Sunday of Advent: God's future is already present

 

Second Sunday of Advent: God's future is already present

Friday, December 5, 2025

Trump’s war on D.E.I. is an attack on three biblical virtues

 

Trump’s war on D.E.I. is an attack on three biblical virtues

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Nov. 6, 2025. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Candidates for the American presidency love slogans. Think of “Yes, we can!” (Obama in 2008), “Build back better” (Biden in 2020), and “Make America great again” (Trump in 2016 and 2024). The second Trump administration, however, has gone beyond positive slogans to identify a target to attack: D.E.I., short for diversity, equity and inclusion. From the outset, this administration has rooted out D.E.I. policies both inside and outside the federal government. 

Vatican report says no to ordaining women deacons—for now

 

Vatican report says no to ordaining women deacons—for now

“The purely historical perspective does not allow us to arrive at any definitive certainty,” a Vatican report concluded. “In the final analysis, the question must be decided on the doctrinal level.”

Your letters: 'Christian nationalism' and the bishops' political leanings

 

Your letters: 'Christian nationalism' and the bishops' political leanings