His most recent newspaper column: Catholics who do know history may remember the following:Islam has embraced armed military expansion for religious purposes since its earliest decades. In contrast, Christianity struggled in its divided attitudes toward military force and state power for its first 300 years. No “theology of Crusade” existed in Western Christian thought until…

Robert T. Miller wonders On August 1, I criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Since then, he has granted an interview to some German journalists in anticipation of his upcoming trip to Bavaria. Asked about the fighting in the Middle East, he said in…

Yes, there was a General Audience today, and during it, Pope Benedict paid tribute to Brother Roger of Taize, who was killed one year ago today. And here’s a translation of the rest of it: A lovely snippet: The Assumption evokes a mystery that is of interest to each of us, because, as the Second…

Great news for Catholic podcasts – No less than THREE SQPN podcasts have won the prestigious Podcast Award this year. The Rosary Army Catholic Podcast won the award for Best General Podcast; the Daily Breakfast won the award for Best Religious Podcast, and the Catholic Insider won its second Podcast Award in the category Mobile…

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