There are frequent debates about what constitutes great literature, and no little disputation. Today, the prevailing and authoritative view combines an ideological filter with anthropological filter to separate “important” literature from the herd of common […]
Editor’s note (March 26, 2013): Deborah and the editors understand that readers can click through the links and see Deborah’s last name. However, Deborah requested that her last name not be used in this article, […]
In 1985, Blessed Pope John Paul II promulgated a papal letter entitled “Dilecti Amici.” Unlike his other letters, which he addressed to the bishops of the Church, he intended this letter for college-aged students and […]
From Vatican Information Service: Vatican City, 24 March 2013 (VIS) – Following is the whole text of Pope Francis’ homily during the Palm Sunday Mass that begins the Holy Week celebrations. The Holy Father commented […]
Supporters of both traditional marriage and same-sex unions will converge on the nation’s capital this week as the Supreme Court takes up two cases that could do to marriage what Roe v. Wade did to […]
Monica Migliorino Miller released Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars through Saint Benedict Press in 2012. It tells the story of how, as a college student in the 1970s, she became involved in […]
Readings: • At the procession with palms, Gospel: Lk 19:28-4 • Is 50:4-7 • Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil 2:6-11 • Lk 22:14—23:56 “It is done. We have judged our God and have […]
Today Pope Francis took a helicopter to Castel Gandolfo to meet with his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict. Below is the account of the meeting given by Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi: The helicopter landed in Castel Gandolfo […]
The Scottish Herald is reporting that Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Edinburgh—who earlier this month admitted to and apologized for sexual misconduct, following his resignation—had a long-term relationship with one of the priests who accused him […]
As a follow-up of sorts to my post yesterday about Conrad Black’s plea for the pope to jettison and denounce the Church’s sane, logical, and moral stance regarding contraception, this news from Franciscan Univerity of […]
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