For Catholics, the end of October marked the beginning of Hallowtide—All Hallows’ Eve, or Halloween, All Hallows (All Saints), and All Souls. For Protestant Christians who have maintained some connection with the first Protestants, October […]
What does the Catholic Church believe about Islam and about Muslims? This question flares up periodically on the internet and sometimes in real life. Clearly, Muslims reject Jesus and are not a part of the […]
The Vatican announcement that Pope Leo has approved a motion to make St. John Henry Newman the thirty-eighth Doctor of the Church elicited great joy in many Catholics, especially those who attribute their conversions, under […]
For decades now there has been a concerted effort by many Catholics to consider the concept of vocation in broader terms than merely the calling to priesthood, diaconate, and forms of consecrated virginity lived out […]
How do you approach the future? The old joke about economists (attributed to the late Paul Samuelson) is that they have successfully predicted nine of the last five recessions. Some of us are born economists […]
Never judge a book, we are told, solely by its cover. Nor should we do so by its bibliographical information. While Shemaiah Gonzalez’s first book is published under the Zondervan Academic imprint, those who expect […]
May 20 marked the 1700th anniversary of the beginning of the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. June 19 marks the date of the drawing up of the “Symbol” or “Nicene Creed,” the first draft […]
One of the best internal arguments for the authenticity of the Gospels as historical accounts is their utter freedom to include details that any good public relations professional would avoid. If they were cooked up […]
The Lenten journey is one of following Christ. Throughout the ages, a great many Lenten hymns, prayers, and devotions involving Mary have developed. That’s not surprising at all. For Lent is about standing up and […]
“What are you doing for Lent?” It’s a good question. Parents often ask their children. Friends ask each other. If we haven’t been preparing ourselves during the “pre-Lent” period found in many Catholic rites, we may well […]
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