Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 25, 2021, at the Church of St. Ann, Charlotte, North Carolina. For a number of Sundays, the Church has treated us to […]
Today the Church honors the memory of Francesco Forgione, born on 25 May 1887, better known as Padre Pio. He was recognized as an extraordinary confessor, reader of souls, and worker of miracles. Like many […]
Today the Church honors the memory of Saints Cornelius (Pope and Martyr) and Cyprian (Bishop and Martyr). Cornelius died on September 14, 253, while Cyprian died on the same day five years later. They were […]
The Church throughout the world celebrates the Triumph of the Cross on September 14, and the Roman Rite fittingly follows that up the very next day with its commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows. Popular […]
Jewish-Catholic relations have been an interest of mine for decades. As a seminarian, I was the first graduate of a home study program called “The Jewish Academy without Walls.” I am also happy to serve […]
Every time we hear of some failure on the part of a bishop, the question re-surfaces: “How did that man become a bishop?” That’s probably the wrong question; the right one might well be, “How […]
A new book took me back to my high school science days and reminded me about a very distressing study from five years ago. I was never very fond of science but did reasonably well […]
As we approach the month’s mind marker of Traditionis Custodes, and with the benefit of literally hundreds of articles produced, including my own reflection here at CWR within 48 hours of the promulgation of the […]
Some months, like August, seem to be populated by a very long procession of martyrs: The Holy Maccabees (1), Sixtus and his companions (7), Edith Stein (9), Lawrence (10), Pontian and Hippolytus (13), Maximilian Kolbe […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached at Holy Innocents Church in New York City for the memorial of St. Dominic (August 4/8, 2021/OF & EF calendars). Today we honor St. Dominic in the calendar […]
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