After He was nailed to the cross, Jesus asked for forgiveness for his executioners. Some 2,000 years later His message of forgiveness is every
The principle of subsidiarity, one of the basic tenets of Catholic social doctrine, promotes governance at its smallest level based on the natural law tenet
Having typed and computerized our Franciscan Rule and Constitutions as a postulant and frequently listened to it read in community, I am quite familiar
Every week in Mass we pray the Nicene Creed and say the words, “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven
My family used to spend their summer holidays in our little cottage on the Yorkshire moors just below the mighty Ingleborough, which was the nearest
Today, October 18, is the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. In honor of this patron saint of doctors, here are five ways you can
In case you haven’t heard, there is apparently a new small sub-group of Catholics who have decided that it’s time to end the American Experiment.
One of the beauties of the internet is tremendous amounts of, often conflicting, or at the very least misleading material can be located in a trice.
Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, has been quite vocal in his effort to re-impose the death penalty in our country’s legal system (it
I recently spoke on the phone with Tara. M. Owens, CSD, MTS, the author of At Play In God’s Creation- an illuminating coloring book. This book is not
When I lived in the Midwest, Fall was the time when my wife and I headed to the local orchard to pick apples. We would arrive at
Fall, A Time of Change The beginning of the school year is upon us. Families, children, teens, young adults and working adults are in full
In the article “The Ideal and the Real” discussing the Exhortation, Amoris Latetia (Joshua J. McElwee, Nat’l Cath. Reporter April 22- May 5, 2016), what
Fred Craddock passed away in 2015. He was professor of preaching ay Candler School of Theology, one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church.
Catholics who disagree with some Catholic Doctrine or Doctrines may not be formal heretics. They may only be material heretics. Or they may just be
Sunday mornings can be tough for parents. Getting the kids up and ready for Mass is always a challenge, but then the real adventure
Every morning I take time to read about the Saint of the Day on the Laudate app. What inspirations the saints are! For those
Do you ever wonder how our world has gotten so upside down in just the last few years? Men in girls’ bathrooms, same-sex “marriage,” racial
National Good Neighbor Day, September 28th, will have come and gone by the time this article posts. I haven’t checked, but something tells me there
Is there room in the modern mind for what we would call ‘biblical miracles?’ Today, we lean on modern medicine, doctors, science as the answers
Some large number of years ago, actually, a very large number of years ago, I recall watching a late night TV show and one of
A World-Wide Celebration On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared the current liturgical year to be a celebration of God’s mercy by proclaiming it as “The
