On October 20, 2009, when the Vatican announced Pope Benedict's overtures to disaffected Anglicans, I predicted "The End of the Anglican Communion." It's not that the Anglican Church will simply disappear or be absorbed into the Catholic Church; rather, "Those who remain in the Anglican Communion will continue to move...

Almost every atheist who debates the existence of gods with theists will, at some point, be presented with some sort of argument from popularity: lots of people do now or have in the past believed in higher powers, so doesn't that prove that gods exist -- or at least that...

St. Francis Xavier, the cofounder of the Jesuits, is known as the Apostle of the East for his missionary activities in India and other Oriental countries. In preparation for his feast day (December 3), I have chosen the Miraculous Novena of Grace as our novena this week. While the words of...