“He is God and he makes himself a servant, our servant. …You also must be servants of one another.” This was Pope Francis’ message in his brief, extemporaneous homily given during the Holy Thursday Mass […]
One of the disappointments of the continuing debate over contraception is the failure of Catholics who don’t accept the Church’s teaching to acknowledge the existence of a serious and persuasive rational argument that the Church […]
This morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Chrism Mass with the priests of the Diocese of Rome as well as bishops and cardinals residing in the Eternal City. The Chrism Mass, […]
Well, it’s Easter time, and that means that the mainstream media and publishing houses can be counted upon to issue de-bunking attacks on orthodox Christianity. The best-publicized of these is Bart Ehrman’s latest book How […]
Preparing young people for the Sacrament Confirmation is a challenging task. Before embarking on an all too familiar litany of those many challenges, it’s imperative to recognize the need for understanding both the sacrament itself […]
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 […]
I don’t normally write about mommy issues. As my day job, I spend enough time thinking about childrearing that once I’m off the clock, it is the last thing I care ruminate over. However, the […]
As I’ve been making dinner this week, I’ve been listening to an NPR investigative series into televangelists and their millions, almost none of which, it turns out, are scrutinized by the IRS or anybody else […]
Msgr. Walter R. Rossi, Rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, notes that “During his lifetime, Blessed John Paul II visited this National Shrine on several occasions as Cardinal Archbishop […]
Tens of thousands of people assembled in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday Mass yesterday, many bearing traditional palms and olive branches. Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday homily, […]
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