If you wish to go to extremes, let it be in sweetness, patience, humility, and charity. (St. Philip Neri) The doctrine of DEI—Diversity, Equity, and
In 1962 the Second Vatican Council was opened as an Ecumenical Council. It took place under the governance of the 1917 Code of Canon Law,
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I go back there” (Job 1:21). This ancient wisdom sums up our solitary entry and
By: Unknown Centurion To a citizen of ancient Rome, crossing the Rubicon had an important, even menacing, meaning. It refers to Julius Caesar’s crossing of
There are a lot of struggles in the life of a Christian. It certainly is not an easy life, akin to almost being a Gladiator
When we are feeling down, with our faults very visible to us before our eyes, it is easy to fall into the mistaken notion that
We are just 11 days from the start of Lent and traditionally Catholics “give up” something for Lent as a penance for our sins. But instead
By: Ann Frailey There is nowhere for innocence to hide these days. Childlike purity is hardly allowed to breathe free air in our current culture.
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for February 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Doctrines are the Magisterium’s authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications of
The pro-abortion, transgender, same sex ‘marriage,’ and LGBTQ agendas seem to always be at the forefront of daily experiences. These agendas seem to be a
This might also be titled “On the modern consequences of the 1979 peace treaty (the Camp David Accords) between Egypt and Israel.” A documentary on
In the beginning* was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All
During Christmas Eve Mass, an unexpected visitor was in the church. A cardinal flew in earlier in the day and spent most of its time
During the pontificate of St. Pope John Paul II, the Church inaugurated the World Day of the Sick and gave us its Charter for Health Care Workers – “A
Miracles happen every day. My daughter was driving us to a shopping center and the parking lot was full. I told her to just go
What do we do here and now to live the spirituality that Christ first gave us? Do we need Christ to come again? No, because
C. S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters,” is succinctly summed up by Cliffsnotes: “By showing the devils’ tactics for corrupting human souls, the novel demonstrates how
Ironically, secular society hastily quotes a famous Bible line to push their godless agenda on Catholics and other Christians. This quote that today’s culture –
At this time of year, many families of Catholic children are choosing a school for September. Whether the child is a preschooler, a potential transfer
Car commercials from the 1950’s are a hoot. I say this because I came across some recently. Although interesting, these relics of a bygone era
I celebrated my fifth Christmas in Italy this past December. It was certainly the most normal one after COVID. Still, I was struck by several
“They will seize you and persecute you…” Strong words. The kind of a statement from Jesus Christ that ought to get one’s attention. But does
