Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Psa. 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Rev. 21:10-14, 22-23 Jn. 14:23-29 What is the largest body of charismatic Christians in the world? And when did the charismatic, or Pentecostal, movement begin? With […]
The Nicene Creed invites us to die. Indeed, it requires it. This probably sounds rather dramatic, especially to those of us who recite the Creed each week without much serious concern. Readers of this website […]
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 […]
Readings: • Acts 13:14, 43-52 • Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 • Rev 7:9, 14b-17 • Jn 10:27-30 Pop quiz: which book of the Bible describes black helicopters, high-tech warfare involving Russia and China, and computer […]
Holy Thursday, April 17, marked the tenth anniversary of Cardinal Francis George’s death after a lengthy battle with cancer. In the past decade, Catholics—especially American Catholics—have suffered from his absence. With his keen intellect, deep […]
Readings: • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by […]
In the wake of so many clerical sex abuse scandals, to many people the Catholic Church appears hypocritical and bankrupt morally and spiritually. In the midst of such trying times, how can Catholics justify remaining […]
Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from Introduction to Christianity (2nd edition) by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Ignatius Press, 1990, 2004; pp. 301-10). ——— To the Christian, faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an expression […]
Readings: • Acts 10:34a, 37-43 • Psa. 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 • Col. 3:1-4 or I Cor. 5:6b-8 • Jn. 20:1-9 or Mt. 28:1-10 “Hidden first in a womb of flesh, he sanctified human birth by […]
The Christ is dead; the corpse of the Son of God lies on a cold slab in a suffocating, lightless tomb. Holy Saturday is a difficult day to keep holy. My parish marks it with […]
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