For September 7, September 14 (Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross), September 21, and September 28 Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time – September 7, 2025 Readings: Wisdom 9:13–18b • Psalm 90:3–4, 5–6, 12–13, 14 and 17 • Philemon 9–10 … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2025
Evangelizing in the Workplace
Doing It Respectfully, Well, and Within Key Parameters
August 29, 2025 by Peter Smudde
A major area of common ground among all of us is work. After all, after collecting statistical data about lifespan, expected retirement, hours of work per day, number of work weeks in a year, and number of hours people in the U.S. sleep, … [Read more...]
Patristic Pastoral Theology: Gregory of Nazianzus and Augustine of Hippo
August 29, 2025 by Fr. Noel Custodio
For you I am a bishop; but with you I am a Christian. – St. Augustine of Hippo[1. Augustine of Hippo, quoted in Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Vatican website (21 November 1964), available at: h … [Read more...]
The Sacerdotal Canons of Trent, Their Foundations, and Their Persistence
August 29, 2025 by Jennifer Ely
The Council of Trent provided for the Catholic Church and her adversaries a foundational structure for much of her teachings across a great many areas of theology, including the basis for her teachings on Original Sin, Justification, and — m … [Read more...]
Disciplining Priests: A Synodal Moment?
August 29, 2025 by Daniel Cere
In the past few decades, the Catholic Church has faced major challenges ranging from the sexual abuse crisis to financial collapse of numerous dioceses. One area that receives little attention is the deepening malaise of morale among … [Read more...]
Strengthening the Priesthood in the United States
August 29, 2025 by Matthew Robinson
Practically speaking, the contemporary Church has made a strategic error in its renewal efforts: attempting a new evangelization without revitalizing its priests. I say “practically speaking” because, while there have been high-level eff … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – September 2025
August 29, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
The “Great Schism”: What Happened and Why? Question: Dear Father Cush, why did the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church split? What does the Catholic Church teach about receiving the Sacraments in the Orthodox Churches? Answer: The … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – September 2025
August 29, 2025 by Book Reviews
Preaching to a Divided Nation: A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity. By Matthew Kim and Paul Hoffman. Reviewed by Randall Woodard. (skip to review) A Concise Introduction to Bernard Lonergan, S.J. By Rev. John P. C … [Read more...]
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