It’s a joy to happen upon an old friend, to again hear his style of speaking and his way of engaging the world. When the old friend is Benedict XVI, however, things quickly move beyond […]
Imagine for a moment that the Apostle Peter, standing before the Roman centurion Cornelius, had said, with a somewhat embarrassed grimace, “Well, it’s my personal opinion that Jesus rose from the dead—whatever that means. But that’s […]
The following is Chapter 9, “The Blessed Sacrament”, from Jason Evert’s new book, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves. Between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m.—and sometimes as early as 4:00—Pope John Paul II would arise […]
Many diocesan seminaries will not accept older applicants to the priesthood, and often with good reason. An older man can have greater difficulty in meeting the demands of the priesthood or giving up the freedom or […]
In 1965, more than 50 percent of Americans were active members of mainline Protestant churches. Today that number is down to under 10 percent. Meanwhile, Catholicism in America continues to enjoy moderate success, primarily due […]
In the summer of 1992, I took my first real job, working as a graphic designer for the venerable Meier & Frank department store chain in downtown Portland, Oregon. Those three years proved to be […]
“If God exists, He must be felt. If He is Love, it must be experienced and become the fact of one’s inmost life. Without spiritual enlightenment, all is an idle talk, like a bubble which […]
The press called him a caretaker pope. Elected on October 28, 1958, at the age of 77, he was expected to warm the Chair of Peter for a few years without making any great waves. […]
During the Lenten season Catholics devote special time for prayer, penance, and acts of charity in preparation for Easter. However, a sometimes overlooked—yet integral—part of this liturgical season is that it’s also a special and […]
Den’ [The Day], a newspaper in Kyiv, Ukraine, published on March 28 a 4,250-word interview by Yuri Chornomorets’ with the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Selected questions and answers […]
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