Deploring the commercialization, secularization, and general thinning-out of the spiritual meaning of Christmas is part of the stock in trade of commentators on things religious of whom your humble servant is one. Nor should we […]
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.” —Luke 21:25 Mass shootings. Destructive […]
Stephen K. Ray is the author of several books, including Crossing the Tiber, Upon This Rock, and St. John’s Gospel: A Bible Study and Commentary. He is also the host of the popular, award-winning film series […]
One of the most enigmatic tropes in the New Testament can be found in St. Paul’s comments to the Thessalonians (2 Thess 2) about the “mysterium iniquitatis”: the mystery of “lawlessness” or “evil” he tells […]
“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake; some shall live forever, others shall be an everlasting horror and disgrace.” —Daniel 12:2, from the First Reading for the Thirty-third Sunday […]
Catholics are sometimes criticized for our emphasis on the Passion and death of Jesus Christ—crucifixes, Stations of the Cross, the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, and so on. This is not merely some sort of […]
After welcoming Pope Francis in Latvia some weeks ago, the Archbishop of Riga, Zbignevs Stankevics, is taking part in the Synod in Rome focused on “young people, the faith and vocational discernment”. In this recent conversation […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the graduation from St. Joseph High School in Toms River, New […]
Grounds for hope are not found in institutional reform, psychological analysis, or new programs and protocols, but rather in a return to Jesus Christ. […]
We used to learn our Marian theology through symbols. They shaped our art and inspired our prayer. Surely the time has come to reclaim that […]
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