In recent years, an increasing number of Catholics have attempted to get married outside of the Catholic Church, without regard for her laws concerning marriage. Couples do this in different ways and for many different […]
With the celebration of Easter, we are now approaching the season of graduations from college, and high school graduations will soon follow. Among all the things this graduation season brings, there will be numerous commencement […]
“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and […]
“No one believes anything without first perceiving that it ought to be believed,” St. Augustine once wrote. The intellect and the will, prompted by grace and impelled by love, allow a person both to perceive […]
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (c 1265-1321), who died 700 years ago this year, takes the poet on an epic journey from earth to the utter depths of hell, on a long climb up […]
In early 20th-century England, a certain politician railed against English Catholics at a time when they were largely ostracized. His rallying-cry found a ready audience, not only with those sympathetic to the politician’s anti-Catholic position, […]
Each Lent is a microcosm of our whole lives. “Remember that you are dust”—Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with a reminder of our very humble origin in the dust of the earth. “And to dust […]
How should the Catholic Church in the United States prepare to carry-out her mission in a “post-COVID” world? As the now-infamous year 2020 has ended, and the world eagerly awaits the benefits of recently approved […]
Every person’s life involves a story and a mystery. One of the reasons Christmas is such a poignant holiday for all, young and old alike, is that Christmas involves both a story and a mystery. […]
“I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul.” —Isaiah 61:10 “Joy has come to me from the Holy One.” —Baruch 4:22 When someone tells me to “be happy,” […]
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