Having spilled some ink on the topic of civilly divorced and remarried Catholics and after closely examining the vast body of definitive Magisterial teaching on the subject, the following is clear to me: Civil remarriage […]
Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com) is a syndicated Catholic talk show host and a motivational speaker with thirty years of broadcasting experience in both the secular and Christian media. She is also the author of several books, […]
The phrase “Lenten journey” has become ubiquitous in contemporary Catholicism, but for once, AmChurchSpeak makes an important point: Lent is a journey—a journey to Calvary with the Lord and an opportunity to reflect on how well we’ve […]
I was startled recently to recall that my first involvement with the modern ecumenical movement took place in 1990—a quarter-century ago now. It was a preparatory meeting in Quebec City, a splendid, old-world city where […]
Vatican City, Feb 10, 2015 / 05:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis made a surprise stop at a shantytown on his way to celebrate Mass at a Roman parish Feb. 8 – a “secret” plan […]
Fr. Robert Barron’s recent post, “The Hundredth Anniversary of Thomas Merton’s Birth” (Feb. 3), has generated a fair amount of interest and some argument over the value of the late monk’s writings. I’m not an […]
This past Friday, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco gave an address to the Catholic High School Teachers Convocation titled, “Knowledge, Virtue, and Holiness”. Here are a few excepts: The three factors – high […]
Old Fashioned is a new independent film slated to be released Valentine’s Day weekend—the same weekend as the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. It’s a romantic drama about two broken people coming out […]
By the end of January, most of us have given up on our New Year’s resolutions. These are goals we enthusiastically set during the silent nights of self-reflection that Christmas affords us. We contemplate our […]
This past week, in remarks made at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama condemned ISIL/ISIS, denouncing it as “a brutal, vicious death cult that, in the name of religion, carries out unspeakable acts of barbarism—terrorizing […]
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