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 āalmostā because not...
Climbing the Mountain of Carmel: What is Carmelite Theology?
If you google - or better yet visit - the Carmel of Lisieux, you will find a small French baroque mid-ceiling chapel connected by...
Preaching Christ Crucified
Go into most Protestant churches and you may find a cross, but you will not find a crucifix located anywhere. Go into any Catholic...
Pope Saint John Paul II’s Last Lent
Here is Pope Saint John Paul IIās final Lenten meditation, which he finished on September 8th, 2004 ā the birthday of Our Lady -...
Christianity and Common Sense
Can one jump down oneās own throat? This was G.K. Chesterton's reply to those who claim that anything is possible. When we exercise common...
Investigation Yields Disturbing Findings on Catholic Relief Services
An exhaustive investigation by two Catholic organizations into Catholic Relief ServicesĀ (CRS) in three African countries has revealed pervasive contraception promotion and abortion referrals.
Joint research...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Laetare, and Life’s Meaning and Purpose
For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of...
Alexis de Tocqueville On Christian Democracy
āI believe that our descendants will tend more and more to be divided into only two parts, those leaving Christianity entirely and those entering...
Second Sunday of Lent: The Transfiguration
āThis is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!ā (Mk. 9:7)
On the second Sunday in Lent we always read the Gospel of the Transfiguration...
Tammy
(The following is a true story, recently sent to me, which I thought would help others. The author graciously agreed to have this published,...
