However you might mark the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe this week, the missionaries and leadership of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) will be doing something distinctive. FOCUS, dedicated to evangelization on college […]
Even before a new president takes office in the United States there will have been another major shift on the global stage. On January 1, a new United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, will replace Ban […]
“It has never been easy to obey our Lord’s commands.” These simple, straightforward words jump off the page no matter where we read them. Although they would probably jump even higher off the page if […]
Last month it was announced that the Nigerian Federal Executive Council had approved the establishment of eight new private universities in the country. Among these is the Dominican University in the city of Ibadan, which […]
Have you ever felt that people spend too much time arguing opinions instead of asking “bigger questions” that might actually draw them to consider new ideas? I have felt that way a lot. It drives […]
This past Monday I was at EWTN to guest on “At Home with Jim and Joy”. I always enjoy my time at EWTN: the folks there are warm and down to earth. Plus, I get […]
When the Catholic Church began its great project of ecumenical dialog following the Second Vatican Council, great hopes were expressed for the benefits that might spring from it. In the eyes of the council fathers, […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was delivered by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 2016. —— This week In 2007, I […]
For many people, the season of good cheer is a deeply trying affair. I don’t mean unhappy souls who have good reason to be sad—the loss of loved ones, poor health, loneliness—but those who feel […]
“There is a new Roman road today,” says Dr. Tim Gray, president of the Augustine Institute, in explaining how the Catholic program “Formed” seeks to combine the zeal of the early Church with the tools […]
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