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Marital happiness requires more than a cookbook.

“Consistent life ethic” has long since given way to Pope St. John Paul II’s term, “culture of life.”

Among the arguments against cannabis use and legalization is that it serves as a "gateway drug," one that increases a person’s risk of trying other "harder" drugs.

A decade ago, the Society of Automotive Engineers (now SAE International) defined five levels of autonomy in autonomous vehicles — or six, if you count Level 0, designating traditional non-autonomous vehicles entirely under human control.

We all saw the image a few months ago of Pope Francis sporting a stylish white puffer jacket.

The term “quiet quitting” (see Judy Roberts’ excellent feature story, p. 10) gained popularity as the recent pandemic altered perceptions about work and its value — for better or worse.

While preparing last month’s issue of Legatus magazine with its emphasis on the relationship of psychology and religion, a pair of brief items in the April 2023 issue of Psychology Today magazine caught my attention.

These days my memories of preadolescence recede as rapidly as my hairline, but some early recollections of celebrating Easter with my family remain.

Been to Confession yet this Lent? There are a couple of changes in the lead-in to the words of absolution that might escape notice.

There’s an iconic black-and-white photo from 1961 by New York Times photojournalist George Tames depicting President John F. Kennedy from behind, leaning with his hands on a desk at a window of the White House...

There is nothing special about the dawn of a new year that makes it any more advantageous as far as personal resolutions are concerned.

During his preadolescent homeschooling days, our eldest son, Michael, promised his mother he’d take her to Rome someday.

A favorite indie film of mine has a scene in which St. Thérèse of Lisieux counsels a struggling, stressed-out priest: “Embrace the mystery, and it is light. Just live the mystery.

I worked in the heart of a major city for several years during my 20s, and it was an eye-opening experience: my first real exposure to poverty and homelessness.

With the opening of the Vatican’s archives from the World War II era, at least one scholar has claimed anew that Pope Pius XII’s “silence” in the face of Nazi persecutions revealed a callous disregard for the Jewish people.

Summit East 2022 was my first. I pray it will not be my last.

Christ spoke of the mustard seed to represent the small beginnings of His Church, which — like the mustard seed — would grow into a vast tree. And it did.

As schedules fill up and commitments press, the ‘most wonderful time of year’ can be daunting after months of singularity, quiet, and distancing.

A favorite ballad from decades ago, sung by Barry Manilow, is “When October Goes,” which has a haunting melancholy about it, as he recalls his blissful younger years.

As life goes on, most of us come to the realization that not only are we not in control like we thought we’d be – but that God has cast a few wild cards and new throws of the dice we didn’t anticipate.