Freedom is a prominent theme of the Second Vatican Council and the teachings of the Church in the modern world; it thus plays a significant role in the contemporary Church’s reflection on education. The Church does not merely wish to r … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
Teaching Racial Harmony from Theology of the Body
August 16, 2021 by Patrick Reilly
How should Catholic educators respond to the racial turmoil in recent years? Instead of adopting new materials and programs rooted in critical race theory,[1. Patrick Reilly, “Wrong Way to Teach About Race in Catholic Education,” Newman Soc … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – August 2021
August 16, 2021 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
The Knowledge of the Incarnate God Question: If Jesus is both human and divine, why didn’t he know everything God would know from the moment of birth or soon after? How could Jesus not know the second coming if God the Father knew and they … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – August 2021
August 16, 2021 by Book Reviews
In Christ Alive in Me: Living as a Member of the Mystical Body. By Fr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J. Reviewed by Joe Serwach. (skip to review) Mystical Prayer: The Poetic Example of Emily Dickinson. By Charles M. Murphy. Reviewed by … [Read more...]
Homilies for August 2021
July 29, 2021 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
For August 1, August 8, August 15 (the Solemnity of the Assumption), August 22, and August 29 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 1, 2021 Readings: Ex 16:2–4, 12–15 • Ps 78:3–4, 23–24, 25, 54 • Eph 4:17, 20–24 • Jn 6:24–35 bible … [Read more...]
The Final Battle: Marriage and Family
July 29, 2021 by Mark Drogin
One: Mary-with-Joseph is the Terror of Demons In 1917, in the month of May, when special devotions to Mary are observed, our Blessed Mother appeared to three small children in Fatima, Portugal. She spoke to them and promised she would … [Read more...]
Called to the Reverent Stillness at Mass
July 29, 2021 by Christina M. Sorrentino
Why as Catholics should we keep silence when we go to Mass? Because the King of Kings, the Lord of Hosts, Who is God Almighty, is present, truly present with us. We are entering into a “sacred space” set aside for prayer and worship, where w … [Read more...]
Contradiction: On Libertarianism and LGBTQ Orthodoxy
July 29, 2021 by Fr. Bill Fox
On February 23, Blaise Cardinal Cupich reiterated an objection to the hijacking of Catholic teaching by libertarian ideology. He was reflecting on how libertarianism impedes Catholics receiving Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ as the aut … [Read more...]
Eucharistic Coherence and Liturgical Parables
July 29, 2021 by Alex Erickson
Who should or should not receive the Eucharist? Should anyone be denied the Eucharist? These questions have generated much controversy in recent weeks as the USCCB has debated drafting a document on this topic. The controversy seems to be … [Read more...]
Images of God’s Temple in Salvation History
Its Fulfillment in Christ
July 29, 2021 by J.T. Knox
Four thousand years ago God promised Abraham that through his seed all the nations of the earth would be blessed. Implicitly this promise guaranteed a redeeming sacrifice for all mankind. In a reply to his son, Isaac, Abraham had uttered … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – July 2021
July 29, 2021 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Why Jesus Is Called the “New Adam” Question: I am a bit troubled by so many people calling Jesus the new Adam. I think to do so gives the Jehovah’s Witnesses an advantage they can easily take, that is to prove Jesus is a creature and not th … [Read more...]
Discovering the Pearl of Great Price
Ratzinger on Relativism in the West
July 15, 2021 by Fr. Matthew Gonzalez
In the wake of a progressively globalized society, namely, the integration of the various cultures, markets, and political convictions, the world faces the question of determining a principle constituent of unification.[1. Joseph Ratzinger, … [Read more...]
Faith and Reason, Like Milk and Cookies, Are Better Together
July 15, 2021 by Fr. Kenneth G. Davis, OFM Conv.
The old comedy series “Get Smart” featured a gizmo called the cone of silence. It was a glass silo that descended upon a group who wanted to have a private conversation. It never worked very well. The information silos in which technology wi … [Read more...]
What’s Going to Bring Me Happiness?
The Implications of a Shift from a Morality of Obligation to a Morality of Happiness
July 15, 2021 by Br. John Paul Puschautz, CSJ
“ ‘What will bring us happiness?’ many say. Lord, let the light of your face shine upon us.” ~ Psalm 4:6. Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions, checking off the good deed box because you feel obliged to do so? Do you … [Read more...]
Dante and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Faith and Reason
July 15, 2021 by Darrell Falconburg
The topic of the relatedness between reason and faith is important. As people leave the faith in high numbers, one of the reasons given is that faith and reason — more specifically, scientific reason — are viewed as incompatible. The Cath … [Read more...]
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