Lewis is a Toronto writer.
December 6, 2018
I love making lists. It is how I fall asleep at night. Sometimes I try to name every baseball club and at least one player from each team, or think of 10 music albums I would bring with me should I ever be sent to an offshore penal colony or to the opera.
November 14, 2018
There is something about distance, numbers and repetition that I have always found peculiar in terms of evoking reaction. I find this is especially true when thinking about anti-religious persecution.
October 31, 2018
On rare occasions I get clear signals of what needs to be done in my life. When it comes, it arrives through people I respect. Each gives me the answer I need but I did not know I needed till I heard it.
October 25, 2018
St. Francis of Assisi means a lot to me. Reading about him during the early days of my conversion really made Catholicism come alive. I even took the name Francis when I entered the Church.
October 4, 2018
The State of Alabama has had a controversial relationship with the Ten Commandments. Not so much its teachings but its physical representation.
September 18, 2018
Before I became a Catholic 10 years ago I viewed the papacy as a monarchy, representing great strength and self-assurance.
September 7, 2018
The grim truth is that legalized euthanasia is not going away. This is not giving up but stating a hard truth.
August 29, 2018
I understand those who do not want to dismiss the letter written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò out of hand, given his high regard in the Church. His allegations that Pope Francis did nothing after being made aware five years ago of the sexual misconduct of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick are serious and should raise concerns.
July 19, 2018
You could almost hear the champagne corks popping below the border when U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his resignation.
June 21, 2018
In 2010 I was invited to take part in an eight-day course called The Church Up Close. It was held in Rome in a stunning building occupied by Opus Dei called Santa Croce. It was located off the equally stunning Piazza Navona.