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...
Karl Stern on Psychiatry and Religion
“On the deepest, ontological level, it is true that where there is Neurosis there is something wrong with Faith, Hope, and Charity.” Karl Stern
Karl...
The Late, Great, Saint Augustine
On August 28th, we celebrate with great joy the feast day of St Augustine of Hippo, the great doctor of the Church.
This fourth and...
Twenty-First Sunday: Entering By the Narrow Gate to Find True Freedom
Strive to enter to through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able (Lk. 13:...
Newman and His Fierce, Unchanging Religion
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, more...
Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Thomas the twin
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today...
In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day
Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...
Laetare Sunday: Giving God His Due
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
The Great Green Grift
“Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his...
Christmas According to the Saints
Saints are great helpers who, by the inspiration given to them by the Holy Spirit, help us appreciate the present Christmas season we are...