Pornography and electronic media have had a profound impact on American society, which includes the lives of priests and seminarians in the American Church. As a psychiatrist working with a team of physicians and therapists in a medical … [Read more...]
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Pornography, Electronic Media and Priestly Formation
The fundamental safeguard against sin and temptation is a deep and abiding relationship with God that is rooted in love.
April 1, 2008 by Sr. Marysia Weber, RSM
Humanae Vitae: Grave Motives to Use a Good Translation
Knowing when it is permissible to space births is crucial for Catholic couples and they ought to have accurate moral direction.
March 25, 2008 by Angela D. Bonilla
A friend recently called with questions about childbirth, timidly confessing that she was pregnant with her fourth baby in six years while her youngest was eight months old. “It was unexpected,” she said quietly, “But I can’t tell my best fr … [Read more...]
A Catholic Physician Talks to Engaged Couples
How to live marriage in a way that brings maximal happiness to both husband and wife and in turn to the children.
March 1, 2008 by Dr. William G. White
St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that in all we do, we seek happiness. The primary source of earthly happiness for human beings—more than work, hobbies, sports, politics or any other interest—is those who are most dear to us. For most people, these … [Read more...]
Self-esteem: Why? Why not?
High self-regard is often found in people who are narcissistic and have an inflated sense of popularity and likeableness.
February 1, 2008 by Msgr. Cormac Burke
There is a proper mode of self-esteem that is beneficial to each individual and there is a mode being propagated worldwide today that can be very harmful. First let us take a summary look at this latter mode, which has in a short time come … [Read more...]
Our Passover Eucharist
On Good Friday Jesus offered on the Cross the one sacrifice which is the root of every ritual and of all Christian religion.
August 1, 2007 by Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Our Lord did not give his Eucharist to the disciples in a lonely place one day during their Galilean wanderings, as he delivered many of his other teachings. He did not speak about it in the Temple court, or in his sermon on the mount. He … [Read more...]
The Danger of Criticizing Bishops and Priests
Alas, how sad it is that some are far more ready to judge (and criticize) priests than they are to pray for them.
March 1, 2007 by Rev. Thomas G. Morrow
In the thirteenth century many priests were involved in seeking wealth and having a pleasant life. They hardly preached at all, virtually never studied, and paid for important positions so that they could get even more money. A number of … [Read more...]
Why Do Catholics Become Evangelicals?
Anytime a Catholic converts to a fundamentalist Evangelical denomination, “Even the altar cries,” and so should we.
January 1, 2007 by Rev. Gerald Mendoza, OP
In an article entitled, The Glory and Power of the Gospel, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa—Preacher to the papal household—in a retreat for 1,500 priests and seventy bishops has shockingly described the state of the Catholic Church in Latin Ame … [Read more...]
A Priest Forever
MEDITATIONS ON THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD. By Charles P. Connor (St. Pauls/Alba House, 2187 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, N.Y. 10314, 2005), xvi + 141 pp. PB $14.95.
November 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
Since the close of Vatican II in 1965 there have been some strange and disturbing things written about the Catholic priesthood. Many articles and books on the subject have wandered far from Catholic teaching and the tradition of the … [Read more...]
Catholic Apologetics
The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants. By Dave Armstrong (Sophia Institute Press, Box 5284, Manchester, NH 03108, 1-800-888-9344, www.sophiainstitute.com, 2004), xviii + 233 pp. PB $19.95.
October 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
Sixty or seventy years ago the casual stroller through Hyde Park in London might find a crowd gathered around a man standing on a soapbox and defending the Catholic faith. Frank Sheed, the greatest lay apologist of the twentieth century, … [Read more...]
Encouragement for Mothers
MY CUP OF TEA: MUSINGS OF A CATHOLIC MOM. By Danielle Bean (Daughters of St. Paul, 50 St. Paul's Ave., Boston, Mass. 02130, 2005), 180 pp. $15.95.
June 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
A woman can be an outstanding lawyer, doctor, or executive and still be a failure as a person. But a woman cannot be an outstanding mother and a failure as a person. Thus, the vocation of motherhood can fulfill a woman in a way that no … [Read more...]
Time Tested Truths
THE ROYAL ROAD TO JOY: THE BEATITUDES AND THE EUCHARIST. By David Bird, O.S.B. (Hilldebrand Books, University of St. Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary, 1000 East Maple, Mundelein, IL 60060, 249 pp. PB. $24.00.
May 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
A series of informed reflections, Father Bird’s insightful meditations on the seven beatitudes examine these teachings from the Sermon on the Mount not as abstract principles or theoretical ideas but as practical wisdom and time-tested t … [Read more...]
Using Religion to Validate Policy
RELIGION IN AMERICA SINCE 1945: A HISTORY. By Patrick Allitt (Columbia University Press, 61 West 62nd St., New York, N.Y. 10023, 2003), 265 pp. $30.00.
May 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
Religion In America Since 1945: A History, by Patrick Allitt, a professor of history at Emory University, is part of the Columbia University series focusing on the American experience after World War II. The book provides a panorama of the … [Read more...]
Understanding Islam
INSIDE ISLAM: A GUIDE FOR CATHOLICS: 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. By Danile Ali and Robert Spencer (Ascension Press, P.O. Box 1990, West Chester, Pa. 19380, 2003), 179 pp. PB 11.99.
March 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
How it is possible for Catholics, or for anyone else for that matter, to know so little about Islam, what it holds about itself, is something of a mystery. No longer is it simply ignorance or lack of interest about some curious or ancient … [Read more...]
Servants of us all
DEACONS AND THE CHURCH. By Owen F. Cummings (Paulist Press, 997 Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, N.J. 07430, 2004), 143 pp. PB $16.95.
February 1, 2005 by Book Reviews
Dr. Cummings is himself a permanent deacon, a theology professor at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon, and the author of theological books and articles. These qualifications are amply demonstrated in this book. And a second strong point is … [Read more...]
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