Pope Francis is different. Already in his young papacy, there are many examples of his different approach to matters big and small, personal and public. On the smaller, personal level, there are the reports of […]
Below is Vatican Radio’s translation of Pope Francis’ Wednesday General Audience address, delivered today in St. Peter’s Square. *** Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we turn to the Catechism of the Year of Faith. In […]
Almost a thousand years after its founding, an order of crusader knights remains active in the Holy Land. Its mission is not armed battle but the carrying out of the order’s original ideals: personal holiness, […]
William L. Patenaude, a contributor to Catholic World Report, forwarded me the link to an essay, “A Special Vocation: To Show People How To Love”, written by Dr. Paul Gondreau, Professor of Theology at Providence […]
“But we see how the Church is alive today!” — Benedict XVI, Final General Audience, Feb. 27, 2013. Upheaval in the Church and confusion among the faithful. The late 1960s and early 1970s were dark days […]
Today Pope Francis prayed the Regina Coeli with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square, then delivered a brief address from the balcony of the apostolic palace. Vatican Radio’s translation of the address is below. *** […]
If you’re looking for the review, “Vatican II and the ‘Bad News’ of the Gospel”, it has been removed. This is blatant censorship by me, Mark Brumley, President of Ignatius Press. Except, of course, […]
Today Pope Francis celebrated Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He did not preach a homily this morning, but following the Mass, he delivered the customary “Urbi et Orbi” – “to the city and […]
The resurrection of the body is not primarily a question of logic. It is a question of fact, of witness. We do not begin from a philosophical theory to deduce the resurrection of the body. […]
From Vatican Radio comes this translation of Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil homily, preached this evening in St. Peter’s Basilica. *** Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. In the Gospel of this radiant night of the Easter […]
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