Laetare, Ierusalem!
A blessed Laetare Sunday to all our readers! This Fourth Sunday of Lent is named after the Introit, Laetare Ierusalem marking the halfway point...
Apologetics 101, Question 3: Must God Be Good?
Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith.
This list...
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A call to holiness.
Brothers and sisters, you are God’s building. ... For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17)
Today we celebrate the...
The True Beauty of Woman
I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;Â in pain you shall bring forth children. (Genesis 3:16)
Ironically, although technological advances have made it possible for...
A Meditation for Good Friday: How To Undo the Effects of Sin?
Cardinal Newman, now Saint John Henry Newman, was a towering figure of nineteenth-century Catholicism who is almost universally admired. I say “almost” because not...
Becoming a Catholic Pastor, Post -“Pennsylvania”
It’s a real mess, and I assume that it’s going to get messier. In the past few days I have had many discussions, read...
Venezuela, Socialism & the Popes
Venezuela is in freefall. Food and medicine shortages, power cuts and hyperinflation are driving millions of Venezuelans out of the country, creating a new...
Amoris and the Sacramentality of Marriage
How are Catholic couples meant to interpret Amoris Laetitia? When already a fog of confusion surrounds the question of whether or not the divorced...
The True Meaning of Happiness
In his message for the celebration of the 50th world day of peace, His Holiness Pope Francis stated that “the eight beatitudes (cf. Mt...
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother and Mystery
December the 12 is the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, now a feast, which used be a commemoration. But the day was elevated...
