The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for January 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. This series of monthly columns on the doctrinal meaning
We just finished singing Auld Lang Syne and the new year is well underway. Now that things have settled down, how are your resolutions going?
By Fr. James Barry Part One of this article explored the question “Why issue such a document [Fiducia Supplicans] if nothing has really changed and
By Fr. James Barry On December 18, 2023 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning
Truth is unchanging no matter what people do to undermine it. Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted
As we are literally wrapped up in the Christmas Season and at the beginning of the New Year, it is easy to become overwhelmed with
A highly educated layman, with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before, made a statement which simply poleaxed me. He said that he
This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come
There is an interesting linguistic phenomenon called “false friends.” They are a bane of middle school foreign language learners – and often even those beyond.
Do Some People Bring Out the Worst in You? For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do
Prayers of intercession–prayers for others–are a staple of our Catholic faith. The practice isn’t just something made up in Rome by a bunch of mostly
When it feels as if the sky is falling in and the end is near; when we are close to giving up, then, most of
I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily eyes the inconveniences
It is easy for Christmas to be commercialized and to forget its true meaning. What many people may not realize is just as easy as
It’s that ‘full of wonder’ time again. Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to
My first memory that distinctly involves Advent is of an Advent calendar – a somewhat esoteric object in 1950s Kansas, if I recall correctly. I
Dale Ahlquist, author and co-founder of Chesterton Academy high school in Minneapolis, said in one of his talks about Chesterton, “Catholics often know the answer
In my deepest wound, I saw your glory and it dazzled me (Saint Augustine). Most people assume they will automatically feel cheerful during Christmas. Not
Many families have been executing traditional practices during this Advent season to create memories and help form the faith of parents and kids alike. These
Another Christmas is soon to happen in our lives. For some, it will be the final Christmas of our earthly sojourn. For others, it will
This year, the Ember Days fall later in Advent than usual. They always follow the feast of St. Lucy on December 13th, and so are
If we are going to embrace Christ and His call to share Him with the world, we will encounter persecution. Not only does Jesus promise
