In ministry, do we just Jesus and the Church, or are people drawn to Catholicism as much by the language of friendship and fellowship?
Read MoreCardinal Timothy got the balance correct in his well-crafted invocation.
Read MoreJesus began his public ministry at the lowest place on earth so that we may ascend to the Father.
Read MoreThe quiet of Christmas Eve and the revelry of New Year’s marked a great moment of history with Pope St. John Paul the Great.
Read MoreJohn Paul was the Church’s teacher of jubilees, drawing upon his experience in Poland.
Read MoreMay 2024 Commencement addresses by Harrison Butker and Jonathan Roumie weren’t opposites but offer contrasting, not contradictory, Catholic approaches, which have roots in the Gospels.
Read MoreThe wrongly imprisoned, like Cardinal George Pell, the Carmelite martyrs and Jimmy Lai, use the arts to raise their hearts to God, offering a certain interior freedom, even contact with the transcendent.
Read MoreLove is more reasonable than loneliness, hope more reasonable than despair, because God is with us
Read MoreThe notion has always been offensive to non-Jews, but it shouldn't be
Read MoreThe home church of Pope Francis marks its 1,700th anniversary Nov. 9.
Read MoreIn the recent declaration on Medjugorje, the good fruit of visits there is affirmed. But it has not been affirmed that the apparitions themselves are a good tree.
Read MoreBespoke liturgical seasons permit the flourishing of a greater liturgical piety. Some options are hiding in plain sight.
Read MoreWe commemorate the Crucifixion on Good Friday, but on Sept. 14 the cross itself is praised.
Read MoreIt’s impossible for any Christian today to experience the full impact of what is related in the Gospels — but we must try.
Read MoreThe Vatican’s brief Aug. 3 statement in the wake of the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremonies culminated a disjointed seven days.
Read MoreSatan is at work in the world, cultural confusion, corporate influence, ecclesial criticism and preventive preparation.
Read MoreThe Bread of Life discourse was a highlight of the National Eucharistic Congress — and the focus of the next five weeks of Sunday reflection.
Read MoreIn Joseph Zen and Jimmy Lai, China has its John Fisher and Thomas More.
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