Author’s note: I am immensely grateful to Her Highness Archduchess Anna-Carolina von Habsburg-Lothringen for her translation of excerpts from Elizabeth Kovács’ biography of Blessed Karl, “Untergang oder Rettung der Donaumonarchie?” In October 2024, I was blessed to attend a conference entitled, “Blessed Karl of Austria: A Light for Our Times.” Among the impressive line-up of…
Rachael Isaac speaks to student athletes at Franciscan University of Steubenville, hosted by Franciscan University Athletic’s Athlete Center for Excellence (ACE), in October 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Catholic Counselors CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that…
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosts a USDA all-staff meeting on May 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Rollins announced the termination of household food insecurity reports in September 2025. / Credit: USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2025 / 05:20 am (CNA). The Trump administration’s recent decision to cease publishing…
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Recently, I have been more disappointed than surprised to hear three unimpeachably faithful and admirable priests attempt in their preaching to ground Catholic belief in “experience.” One argued that reception of Communion by supporters of abortion is “incompatible with the ‘experience’ of Catholic truth,” another encouraged those “who have ‘experienced’ God’s truth” to “share the…
Since the October 7 attacks of 2023, I’ve heard more about “Judeo-Christian values” than I have about the Beatitudes. Every pundit and politician now drops the phrase like it’s a secret handshake. Say it, and you’re in the club. Don’t say it, and suddenly you’re suspect. The message is simple: a good Westerner waves two…
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