I can’t believe how often I hear people who call themselves Catholic make explicit statements of unfaithfulness. It usually goes something like: “I love the
This seems to be impossible. St. Paul tells us: “Rejoice always, pray continually, in all things give thanks.” (1 Thess 5:16-18). No Joy In Pain
Angels have always played prominent roles in biblical stories. Over the years, they have inspired art, literature, and films. Saints have spoken with them. St.
We go to Mass, we go to confession frequently but we are not quite perfect are we? We are inherently human. We slip, we fall,
I Am Not More Holy than You Many people these days look at women who choose to practice the devotion of veiling as ‘holier than thou’ –
Speaking to tens of thousands of teenagers and young pilgrims at a candlelight vigil in the city of Freiburg, at the end of his
How does the Mass compete? The scenes from World Youth Day in Poland give hope that all is not lost. There is still a zeal
Although Jesus was full of love and could communicate it to others whilst He was on earth, God’s plan was initially limited. In other words,
918 From the very beginning of the Church there were men and women who set out to follow Christ with greater liberty, and to imitate
This past August, Maclean’s published an article called “What would Jesus watch? Behold a new era in Christian film,” by Jaime Weinman, in which he
“Basket of deplorables” is an excellent and very public example of what happens when we see people not as individuals with unique histories, gifts, abilities,
We have all read the story of Saul’s conversion from murderous enemy of Christ’s people to legendary evangelist for God. While Paul did not
These words from St. Bonaventure begin one of St. John Paul II’s contributions to the Catholic Church, his encyclical, Fides et Ratio (FR): Faith and
When God’s creatures are blessed and surrounded by the love of God, they absorb and reflect His love back in seemingly miraculous ways. My husband
“African Christianity puts a powerful stress on the miraculous, on eternal life, on the active providence of God, on healing grace, and on the divinity
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy officially ends soon (November 20, 2016). Considering that fact, together with Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s canonization, perhaps it is time
“The Scarlet Whore, the Dogs of Hell, the Second Beast, the Anti-Christ, ‘these have disgraced humanity and crimsoned a great part of the world with
As a young adult, there was a time when I was lukewarm in my faith and attended Mass on Sundays but was merely going through
Every 14th of September, the Catholic Church, celebrates the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. It is also known as the feast of
Here Is a Good Part of Me For decades, I stood up in Church, often, and said “I have greatly sinned,” and then went out
Mother Angelica, in characteristic humor, once wrote of a time when God humbled her: I’m always amused by the way the Lord works on our
Who Are The Silent Majority? The silent majority is, as we understand it, a large group of people who do not express their opinions publicly.
