Second Sunday of Lent: The Transfiguration
‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’ (Mk. 9:7)
On the second Sunday in Lent we always read the Gospel of the Transfiguration...
Alexis de Tocqueville On Christian Democracy
“I believe that our descendants will tend more and more to be divided into only two parts, those leaving Christianity entirely and those entering...
Saint Frances of Rome – Finding Your Path Where You May Not Have Wanted
We should not be surprised that the saints speak to us through the ages, how they responded in their own era - always with...
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...
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...
Investigation Yields Disturbing Findings on Catholic Relief Services
An exhaustive investigation by two Catholic organizations into Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in three African countries has revealed pervasive contraception promotion and abortion referrals.
Joint research...
Christianity and Common Sense
Can one jump down one’s own throat? This was G.K. Chesterton's reply to those who claim that anything is possible. When we exercise common...
Pope Saint John Paul II’s Last Lent
Here is Pope Saint John Paul II’s final Lenten meditation, which he finished on September 8th, 2004 – the birthday of Our Lady -...
The Indefatigable Saint Turibius
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, is a heroic model for bishops...
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...