The pontiff praised Venerable Sheen, who will be beatified Sept. 24, as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions. […]
Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was a major and influential figure in the Church in the 20th century. He was a prolific author, a theologian whose thought has been admired and commended by St. Pope […]
The Catholic Education Foundation is hosting its 12th annual seminar on the role of the priest in today’s Catholic school at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, the Athenaeum in Cincinnati. The intended audience is bishops, priests, and seminarians, and […]
The Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. Here are 12 things to know and share. […]
A recent challenge to religious freedom can be found in Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson. At issue were regulations implementing California’s Child Day Care Act, which, in requiring all centers to be licensed, obligates their officials to inform parents and guardians that […]
Readings: • Ex 34:4B-6, 8-9 • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 • 2 Cor 13:11-13 • Jn 3:16-18 “The divine nature,” wrote St. Thomas Aquinas, “is really and entirely identical with each of the […]
From time immemorial, the heart has been the organ of the divine. While the head processes information, the heart gives life to the body by sending blood to every cell that needs nourishment, just as […]
Our Blessed Mother constantly looks out for us, even when we aren’t thinking about her. I was reminded of this fact recently when I chanced upon Mary under the title of Our Lady of Charity. […]
My father was a physical therapist. His funeral was well attended, with several hundred people, including a significant percentage of whom I had never met, his patients over thirty-five years practicing in our native northern […]
The pontiff said the Church must respond to religious indifference not by softening the Gospel’s demands but by offering credible witness to Christ. […]
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