Historically, the 40 days of Lent are focused on catechumens (unbaptized candidates), while the 50 days of Easter are focused on the neophytes (the newly baptized). The means by which most catechumens (and those from […]
Denver, Colo., Feb 12, 2019 / 03:41 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Theodore McCarrick will reportedly be laicized this week, if he is found guilty of having sexually abused minors. But what does it mean to be […]
In my first piece of analysis of the Final Document of the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment, I looked at five problematic passages. In this second piece, I look at […]
While all sensible and faithful Catholics ought to be grateful that the worst fears of many about the Synod were not realized, there are still several elements of the Final Document that require comment and […]
The Church’s current crisis is a crisis of fidelity and a crisis of holiness, a crisis of infidelity and a crisis of sin. It is […]
A case in Italy involving a parish priest who “married” another man is raising questions in some minds about the permanence of priestly ordination. […]
“When he was conceived and born these saving acts were still in the future,” says the noted theologian and author of a new study of […]
When it comes down to it, many of us rather have a Jesus we’re comfortable with than conforming our lives to that one unique and […]
Grace seems to have fallen on hard times in our own day and age. Two extremes in its regard are in competition – and both […]
Belief is serious business, and God wants no one to be duped for He is, as the traditional act of faith, declares, the One Who […]
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