Many Catholics find themselves bewildered at the tidal wave of bad news they seem to encounter on a weekly basis. Tidal waves of prayer and the intense pursuit of holiness are needed to meet the […]
Readings: • Deut 30:10-14 • Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 • Col 1:15-20 • Lk 10:25-37 “The heart,” wrote St. John Chrysostom, “is the most noble of all the members of our body.” […]
Readings: • Is 66:10-14c • Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 • Gal 6:14-18 • Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Anyone who has seen a sunrise from a viewpoint overlooking a grand vista knows the wonder of […]
“When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). I had a homily on priestly vocations prepared for this Sunday, but Friday’s Dobbs v. Jackson […]
The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most beautiful and moving prayers of the Church; it is traditionally prayed on the First Fridays of the month (in keeping with the […]
Twenty-seven years ago, my life changed forever. When my wife Colleen and I were married, we made a permanent decision to love; to give ourselves to each other freely and completely. In doing this, we […]
Pope Francis meets the Buddhist Delegation of the Sangha Assembly in Chetuphon, Thailand, at the Vatican, June 17, 2022 / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Jun 17, 2022 / 08:38 am (CNA).
Pope Francis spoke about the teachings of Jesus and the Buddha… […]
O most noble memorial; to be commemorated in the innermost heart, firmly bound in the soul, diligently kept in the depth of the heart, and recalled by earnest meditation and celebration. – Pope Urban IV, […]
Almost everyone is familiar with Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. In one of its most famous passages, Carroll neatly encapsulates the central issue in the use and abuse of language: “When I use a […]
Prayer is not a matter of getting God to give us what we want, it is a method for making us want what God desires to give. That is, it is not a matter of […]
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