Peace. Virtually every person wants it. Far fewer understand it. All need to know that they will only find it in Jesus Christ. Peace is the first gift of both the Incarnation and the Resurrection […]
In this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the readings begin to look forward two weeks to the culmination of the Easter season, the great Solemnity of Pentecost: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ Apostles […]
Hell is often depicted in Christian art as a place of unspeakable physical torments where the unrepentant sinner receives his or her just punishments for various moral perfidies and offenses against the law of God. […]
I was what you would call “drifting” at the time my father was taken to a psychiatric facility; I had quit my job working in a restaurant and had caught a bus from Philadelphia to […]
Since the late 19th century, Catholic theologians have devoted much attention to the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the work of redemption. From the early 20th century, there have also been many petitions […]
Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 05:40 am (CNA).
On Sunday, Pope Francis declared 10 holy men and women to be saints of the Catholic Church before around 45,000 people during a canonization Mass… […]
Readings: • Acts 14:21-27 • Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 • Rev 21:1-5a • Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Among the criticisms I once had, as an Evangelical, was that Catholics were too concerned with “The Church.” They […]
Today’s electronic communications have fragmented our world into myriad images and soundbites that can be reassembled to make anything seem real. That has made it a paradise for con-men, propagandists, and insane people. If you’re […]
Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor and pray for our enemies. Friend and enemy alike usually cluster in families, neighborhoods, and communities. The difficulty in modern America is that we seldom know our neighbors, […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached for the memorial of St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (April 28, 2022) at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. Today the Church holds up […]
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