A Seven-Step Process to Holiness
Deacon Steve Greco
July 10, AD2024
8 Comments
It is a mistake to think that holiness is just for priests and nuns. We are all called to be saints; there is a universal
Material Poverty, or an Impoverished Spirituality?
Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC
July 9, AD2024
5 Comments
Are the parish closings and consolidations occurring regularly in archdioceses and dioceses of the United States, a simple function of the absence of material resources?
Meet Your Maker and Other Euphemisms About the Final Curtain Call
Deacon Greg Lambert
July 8, AD2024
3 Comments
Out of all the euphemisms for dying, “meet your maker” is the most intriguing from a Christian perspective. The word “death”, used alone, seems too
Origen and the Problem of Posthumous Condemnation
Rory Fox
July 7, AD2024
8 Comments
Origen (c.185–253) was lauded as “the greatest teacher in the Church, after the Apostles,” by Didymus the Blind (d. 398). But he was also condemned
Conquer the Demons of Sadness
Dom Cingoranelli
July 6, AD2024
13 Comments
Do you occasionally experience a sense of sadness—a palpable sense of heaviness weighing you down? If you’re feeling beat down or unhappy, where’s that coming
The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for July 2024
Marty Dybicz
July 5, AD2024
2 Comments
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for July 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation
The Jesuits and My Naivete
Joe Tevington
July 4, AD2024
10 Comments
Introduction: Paul Mankowski, S.J. I recently read Karen Hall’s biography of the late, great Father Paul Mankowski, S.J., an ardent and untiring defender of the Faith.
The Ease With Which We Judge
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
July 3, AD2024
4 Comments
Long and frequent travels – to England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, back to Italy, then off to the Middle East – marked the past week.
What Traditions will Prevail?
Tom Collingwood
July 2, AD2024
1 Comment
My youngest grandson recently asked, “Grandpa, Why do you always stand and salute when the flag goes by or when the national anthem is on
If Grace Is a Gift, How Do We Merit It?
Nate Guyear
July 1, AD2024
10 Comments
A common charge leveled against the Catholic Church is that it wrongfully teaches that Christians can “earn” grace. The critics say that this conflicts with
