That’s the view of two legal scholars on religious liberty issues as they observe what they see as an orchestrated campaign against the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.Read More

Before Leo started preschool, we had to fill out several forms full of questions. I came to one question, “Does he have any fears?”That’s easy, I thought. “Mr. Yuk and zombies,” I wrote.The next question? “Do you share these fears?” No, though I will never take him to party storesRead More

Something miraculous happens when children come to learn and pray in our Catholic schools.Read More

 What can I tell you about Teresa? She’s 5 years old and was born in China on Christmas Day. She loves princesses, dance class, school, and playing dress-up with her sisters. She has a winning smile and a magical personality.She also has a complex heart condition. When her parents, AnnRead More

By promoting military service to high school students in “Local Catholics steer to Naval Academy” (CR, May 3), our archdiocese tragically deceives Catholic youth. This deception subjects young Catholics to a difficult dilemma – join the military, and then choose between rationalizing away Christ’s message or going to jail.Read More

The erosion of religious liberty in America began long before current examples cited by Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski in “Bishop: Watch for assaults on liberty” (CR, May 3). It began when the church in America began surrendering its teaching authority on faith and morals to politicians, educators and community organizers.Read More

I received my Special Edition (CR May 24) highlighting the installation of Archbishop William E. Lori as Archbishop of Baltimore. What a class act this publication is.Read More

I strongly disagree with Father Shay Auerbach’s “Many Cultures | Una Familia” column (CR, May 17). He would have us believe that the United States is unfriendly to immigrants and wants to send them all back to their own countries.Read More