Columnist: Gene Thomas Gomulka

Let’s imagine that you are a good friend of another woman whose husband has been cheating on her with different women. Because you do not approve of adultery, and because ...

When I moved cross-country in 2023, I contracted with a moving company that advertised low prices, only to learn they engaged in fraud, which required me to file suit against ...

If I grew up in a home in which I witnessed my father abusing my mother, might I, after I marry, likewise be abusive toward my wife? So many of ...

When Pope Francis died in 2025, more than 75% of US Catholics viewed him favorably and consistently gave him positive ratings throughout his papacy. In June 2026, 78% of US ...

Why do my sister and many Catholic friends hold popes like Francis and Leo in high esteem, while I believe these pontiffs and numerous U.S. prelates (like Mahony, Lucas, McElroy, ...

Recent events, such as Pope Leo’s remarks about sex abuse during his recent visit to Spain, and the wording of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) revised “Dallas Charter,” ...

After reading my last article, “The Church’s Grave Prognosis,” a reader sent me a link to this video of Father Mark Payne celebrating Mass for children and adults, as recent ...

‘Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ I am often asked, “How do we: 1) Save a Church that is bleeding membership; 2) Restore unity; and 3) Correct the problem ...

In response to support from the LGBTQ community, President Bill Clinton attempted to change the Department of Defense (DOD) homosexual exclusion policy. When Congressional hearings took place, the Clinton Administration ...

In the Sicilian and American Mafia, a made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia. Since the 2013 resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the elections of Pope ...

Many media outlets reported that President Donald Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being “weak on crime.” What the media failed to address is whether there is evidence to support ...

The perspective of a retired military chaplain Let’s pretend the Israelis and the Americans did not attack Iran in 2026, and it’s now 2029. A very somber, newly elected, Democratic ...

In order to understand the reason behind the failure of Church officials to correct the problem of sexual abuse and their subsequent cover-ups of that abuse, one has to realize ...

A man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the Pearly Gates and says, “We’re happy to have you, but before you settle in, I’d like to ...

While studying for the priesthood in Rome, I met Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the Primate of Poland, who introduced me in 1972 to Cardinal Karol Wojtyła of Kraków. Unlike most of ...

In November 2018, then-Tyler Bishop Joseph Strickland courageously addressed the problem of clerical sexual predation and homosexual misconduct at the meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) ...

Most Catholics cannot cogently explain to their children or their non-Catholic friends why the Catholic Church doctrinally and scripturally does not approve of homosexual behavior. One reason for this is ...

How long will Catholics continue to ignore this problem? In the early Church, when most Catholic clergy were heterosexuals, the Council of Nicea in 325 decreed: “This great synod absolutely ...

During a recent episode of “The Prayerful Posse” with Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray blasted Cardinal “Tucho” Fernández for his pornographic writings which were uncovered by an Argentine Catholic blogger, ...

In August 2001, I wrote an article, “Home Alone in the Priesthood,” that was published in America magazine. My thesis was that as more diocesan priests find themselves living alone, ...

In my November 23, 2025, article entitled, “Pope Leo is following Francis’ Abuse Cover-Up Playbook,” I wrote, “One reason to suspect a cover-up and an abuse of ecclesiastical power is ...