The Fifth Column

First It seems the Irish bishops and the principals of Irish schools have read Designed to Fail: Catholic Education in America , and have ta...

Here's a poser. A few months back, I wrote a series of essays on the connections between science and religion. In one of those essays, I...

"The whole of the international community has the responsibility to accept the outcome of any fair and democratic election," said ...

For those who may not be aware, Google’s company motto is “Don’t Be Evil.” As more than one commentator has pointed out, the sentiment is la...

If you've ever wondered why Planned Parenthood snagged the Democratic party and not the Republican party, this article explains it clear...

In the last few days, I’ve had many people ask me about the publishing business – how does one get started, how hard is it, how lucrative is...

As the Da Vinci Code movie approaches, Catholics will be asked what seems a difficult question to answer: why couldn't Jesus have been m...

I am friends with a married couple - Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I like Mr. Smith a lot. We've been friends for as long as I can remember, we al...

Jimmy Carter, when asked to describe the fundamental Christian basis of the Democrat's political philosophy, had this to say: I define f...

A few days ago, two elders of the Mormon Church appeared on my doorstep. As is my wont, I ushered them inside and we began to discuss matter...

My apologies for the long silence on the blog. I generally try to write at least one column a week, but events have prevented that for the l...

It’s official. New York City has become a quagmire. It’s been almost six hours since the transit strike began and no resolution has been rea...

Mark Twain liked to say that history doesn’t repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. If that is true, what do we do with a generation that p...

Years ago, Max Weber asserted the Protestant work ethic made America and England great. While that may be true, it is much easier to demonst...

As many of you know, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Benedict XVI recently annou...

‘Tis the season for complaining. Specifically, ‘tis the season for Christians to chatter and moan about America’s secular culture. “Happy Ho...

Hillary’s campaign for President is dead. It wasn’t Vince Foster that killed it. It wasn’t the Travelgate scandal. It wasn’t her radically p...

Pre-literate societies marked territory by beating children. Every few years, the elders of the community would take a group of children on ...

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! Obama: American Girl Boycott Threats ‘Silly’ Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 By: Emily Fredri...

The recent Muslim torching of French property is widely seen as the beginning of the end of Europe. But a closer inspection of the evidence ...