Father John McCloskey

A Fresh Look at Timeless Truths

Father C. John McCloskey, III, STD is a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei. He currently is Research Fellow of the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington DC. From 1985-1990, he was a chaplain at Princeton University. He is perhaps best known for guiding into the Church such luminaries as Dr. Bernard Nathanson, Lawrence Kudlow, Robert Novak, Judge Robert Bork and Senator Sam Brownback into the Catholic Church. more »

Recent Articles

A Papal Visit
Thoughts on Pope Benedict's visit to the United States in Spring 2008.

The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand Book Review
Paul Kengor and Patricia Clark Doerner remember Reagan's Chief-of Staff, National Security Advisor, and Secretary of the Interior.

Finding God on a Catholic Campus
In short, are they Catholic first and American second or vice-versa?

Letters to the Editor
A collection of responses to various newspaper columns.

Don't Just Keep the Faith, Spread It
Father McCloskey shares evangelization tips in this interview with ZENIT.

The Homily for Bowie Kuhn's Funeral Mass

Recommended Reading

Winning New Converts
As the Catechism reminds us, winning converts to our Faith should be a constant concern for all Catholics: "The true apostle is on the lookout for occasions of announcing Christ by word, either to unbelievers... or to the faithful." How should we go about it?

Spiritual Reading
Despite the lure of secular media, Catholics must spend time reading the Sacred Scriptures and other spiritual classics. Father John explains why we need spiritual reading and offers advice on what and how to read.

Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church, a 2000-Year History Book Review
H.W. Crocker makes the history of the Church come alive in this new book. Crocker writes with an attitude: he presumes that the Catholic Church is a divine institution founded by Christ and destined to last until the Second Coming.

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