Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience. By Aude Dugast. Reviewed by Fr. John J. Conley, SJ. (skip to review) An American Little Flower: Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich. By GinaMarie Tennant. Reviewed by Aaron Martin. (skip to r … [Read more...]
Archives for 2025
Homilies for October 2025
September 29, 2025 by Fr. David Monaco, CP
For October 5, October 12, October 19, and October 26 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 5, 2025 Readings: Habakkuk 1:2–3; 2:2–4 • Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9 • 2 Timothy 1:6–8, 13–14 • Luke 17:5–10 bible.usccb. … [Read more...]
Homiletic Questions
September 29, 2025 by Deacon Peter Lovrick
The Church has called its clergy to preach the Word for centuries. It did not, however, lay down in a definitive way just how to do that. Preaching adapted, as it should, to the needs of the time. Ways of preaching in the patristic, … [Read more...]
The Triumph of Our Lady
September 29, 2025 by Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.
The Christians were outnumbered; the odds were stacked against them. The sea was speckled with great ships and gleaming swords. The Ottoman armada had assembled, come to conquer the Christian world. It was around this time of year, some 450 … [Read more...]
The Glorified and Ascended Body of Christ in St. Ignatius of Antioch
Foundation for Deification and Union with the Trinity Through the Eucharist
September 29, 2025 by Deacon Stephen Hilker
St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35–107 AD),[1. Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. (2005), “Ignatius of Antioch.”] an early Christian bishop, theologian, and martyr, was born in Syria and became the third bishop of Antioch. Ignatius often refers t … [Read more...]
The Unseen Doorkeeper
September 29, 2025 by Mike Schramm
There is a common joke about the struggle of kids growing up whose birthday falls in December and is “so close to Christmas . . . that must be hard.” Is there a similar sentiment for Saints whose feast day falls so close to All Saints Day … [Read more...]
Grace at Work
September 29, 2025 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
“There was a man who lived on the Great Blasker island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland, who worked from dawn to dusk every day of the week. He owned a small flock of sheep. He was short of help, and his family being young, he had no time to … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – October 2025
September 29, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
Unbaptized Infants in Catholic Theology Question One: Dear Father Cush, I was told that the Catholic Church no longer believes in Limbo since the Second Vatican Council. Is this the case? Answer: The concept of Limbo has been historically … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – October 2025
September 29, 2025 by Book Reviews
The Hour of Testing: Spiritual Depth and Insight in a Time of Ecclesial Uncertainty. By Rev. Donald Haggerty. Reviewed by Rev. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP. (skip to review) Remembering George Cardinal Pell: Recollections of a Great Man … [Read more...]
Homilies for September 2025
August 29, 2025 by Fr. Edward Linton
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...]
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...]
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