“The Church—I repeat once again—is not a relief organization, an enterprise nor an NGO (Non-Government Organization), but a community of people, animated by the Holy Spirit, who have lived and are living the wonder of […]
During his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis focused on the three parables in today’s Gospel—the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son—and on the centrality of mercy to the Christian life. “If, in […]
From Pope Francis’ homily this morning during Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel (via Vatican Radio): Those who live judging their neighbor, speaking ill of their neighbor, are hypocrites, because they lack the strength […]
[Editor’s note: Part 1 of “China’s Modern Martyr’s: From Mao to Now” was published on June 13, 2013.] Part 2, Torments “The body of Christ which is the Church, like the human body, was first […]
Last Sunday, I was skimming through the bulletin of the local parish that my wife and I regularly attend (not, of course, during the homily). Usually, I find myself being drawn to seeing what sorts […]
At the beginning of this 50th anniversary year of Vatican II, Benedict XVI called for a renewed, authentic reading and implementation of the council documents. After suffering through many decades of vulgar, saccharine Church music, […]
In an commentary piece, “What Makes Catholic Education Catholic?”, published recently on the National Catholic Register site, Mark Brumley, President and CEO of Ignatius Press, asks three questions about the mission and nature of Catholic […]
In an extraordinary personal letter published in Italy’s left-leaning daily La Repubblica, Pope Francis answers questions posed by the paper’s atheist founder, Eugenio Scalfari, about the demands of faith and the attitude of the Church […]
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