Author: Dana Robinson

As our readers know the National Catholic Community Foundation has been following the peregrinations of Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia these past several years.  Previously the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family the Archbishop has recently been named the President of the Pontifical Academy for…

Jorge Bergoglio ascended the throne of St. Peter five years ago. While this statement is accurate its imagery is incongruous. Far from being ‘above’ the rest of us this Jesuit – like the saint whose name he chose for his pontificate – immerses himself in…

Recently I phoned my good friend, Marcus, to wish him a pleasant birthday. Having known each other since our school days six decades ago we enjoyed reflecting on the changes, both positive and negative, we’ve witnessed since those salad years.  One disturbing area, we agreed,…

Over the past years this column has featured grantees to which you, the advisors on our donor advised funds, have recommended the trustees of NCCF to make donations. It has been a worthy undertaking inasmuch as bringing your attention to people and organizations who respect…

It is said that with God there are no coincidences. So, I recognize the following concurrence of events as a sign that I should forward the attached ‘post’ entitled “Pulling Back the Veil between Time and Eternity” by Monica Ashour at TOBET. The very day…

Recently, I learned that in some academic circles students are taught that ‘Christian privilege’ allows Christians to enjoy certain rights and advantages not easily accessible to non-Christians. True or not, those who propound this position find it scandalous. How does one respond to such a…

This lecture on preaching the Gospel of Life, was delivered on February 13 in London at the University of Notre Dame London Campus and was sponsored by “Catholic Voices,” an organized initiative whose purpose is to enable and provide effective media and public square communication…

This lecture was delivered in Oxford at “Blackfriars” on February 12. Blackfriars is the historic Dominican presence at Oxford University, dating its original founding to 1221. It is a Dominican Priory, a House of Studies associated with the University of St. Thomas-Angelicum in Rome, and…

Many will recognize this quotation as that of St. Irenaeus, the second century bishop of Lyons. It is also the motto of a new school in the Philadelphia suburbs, Martin Saints Catholic High School. With pleasure I bring to your attention the exceptional approach with…

Recently I came across an editorial celebrating the extent to which progress has flourished in the world over the past two centuries. Supported by impressive statistical research its author cites the extraordinary advances the world has experienced in numerous ways. These include the lengthening of…