Sohrab Ahmari

Living life to the Max

How the selfless sacrifice of the martyred priest Maximilian Kolbe inspired an anxious new father to seek wisdom in tradition
fr. maximilian kolbe ofm conv. in 1936 ( public domain )   in 2017, i was 31 and living in kensington, working as an editor at london b...

Herald Top 10: Sohrab Ahmari: 'Dear Covington boys: Everyone failed you'

to the boys of covington catholic high school: many of you are still reeling from the trauma of the past few days. some of you are no doubt&...

Suddenly 'conspiracy theories' look all too plausible

much has been made in recent days of the prescient verisimilitude of stanley kubrick’s final film, eyes wide shut, which celebrated its 20th...

The cautionary tale of Pastor Amy

trouble roils manhattan’s riverside church, the neo-gothic behemoth on the upper west side that serves as one of the enduring bastions of am...

Pray that Charlie's Law is passed

can a pair of brave but terribly sick little boys, neither of whom lived to see the age of two, move a whole nation to change unjust laws? o...

A masterpiece that shows why fatherhood matters

it has been weeks since i read it, but i can’t get michael brendan dougherty’s debut book, my father left me ireland, out of my head. ostens...

Abolishing the priesthood would tear the heart out of the Church

a year ago, there appeared in the national catholic reporter an account of a catholic men’s gathering at cape cod, which the periodical said...

A luminous example of the Gospel: in memory of Jean Vanier

jean vanier, the canadian catholic philosopher and humanitarian who died on tuesday aged 90, was a giant of a man. well over six feet tall, ...

Western Christians should learn from the Sri Lanka martyrs

"he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me," but "he who loses his life for my sake will find it" (matthew 10:38-9). ...

Western Christians should learn from the Sri Lanka martyrs

"he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me," but "he who loses his life for my sake will find it" (matthew 10:38-9). ...

Unplanned is this generation's Matrix

this spring marks the 20th anniversary of the matrix . it was 20 years ago that the hacker neo (keanu reeves) picked the red pill over the b...

The tiny college that shows how to save US higher education

america’s radiating college-cheating scandal – wealthy parents allegedly bribed athletic coaches to admit their unathletic kids to elite ins...

Pope Francis's Marian devotion is an example to us all

it’s considered bad form to respond to negative – or in this case, mixed – reviews of one’s book, and i don’t intend to do that here. but i ...

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