A friend recently posed a question on Facebook that stayed my scrolling fingers and made me ponder. He asked, “What is worship?” Intuitively, I thought
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not your woe! Plans to give
“Our wholehearted paternal sympathy goes out to those who must pay so dearly for their loyalty to Christ and the Church; but directly the highest
St. Thomas Aquinas, in his ability to know Who and What God is, chose a unique path in which to travel. Many are familiar with
The Holy Rosary is often mistaken for mere vain repetition, racking up points by saying as many “Hail Marys” as possible. This could not be
The pope is always one-of-a-kind on the world stage, and has no competition except for Satan and his followers. If there are any human
“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.” – Jesus (Matthew 7:12) The Golden Rule.
There are two common and distinct approaches to the question of the infallibility of the Church’s teaching authority. Non-Catholics deny that any human person or
“This, indeed, is probably one of the Enemy’s motives for creating a dangerous world—a world in which moral issues really come to the point.
The grocery store line was long. Really long. “What is wrong with you idiots? Get another checker! This isn’t rocket science,” the young woman called
So long as the weather was neither too wet nor too cold in Groton, Massachusetts, the students would process out to a grotto during the
The Holy Father’s stay in America may be over, but his impact will be felt for quite some time. His visit provided multiple
“Most people don’t care what we believe or say but, they pay attention when we bear the fruit the Church teaches we are to bear.”
In Christ’s relatively short ministry here on earth, He passed many teachings on to His followers. Often those whom He taught could not commit to
Pope Francis is in the midst of his first-ever visit to the United States. Ostensibly, this visit is for the Holy Father to join
Pope Francis’ visit for the World Meeting of Families has sort of had me sitting at home thinking how I can better serve my husband,
The Church lays down a minimum for attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist. The Church obliges the faithful to take part in the
On September 12, the Archbishop of Lipa in the Philippines issued a decree on a case of alleged apparitions from 1948 in Lipa itself. This
Several weeks ago, I published an article entitled Contemporary Culture Wars: Is History Repeating? Since the publication of that article, some significant issues and/or
On July 4, 1864 Abraham Lincoln had much to pre-occupy his mind. Grant’s drive on Richmond had bogged down into a stalemated siege to the
On Friday we all reflected on the events of 9/11, 14 years ago. It was been unavoidable, if you turned on a television, radio
Every Labor Day weekend two men always pop up in my mind: Saint Joseph the Worker and my Dad. When I was growing up I
