Many Catholics attached to the traditional rites of the Church are familiar with the brief video “Why the Latin Mass.” Fr. Gommar-Albert DePauw, the speaker, was a priest famous for his celebration of the Tridentine Mass during the pre … [Read more...]
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Reclaiming a Lost Voice in Catholic Moral Theology
Who Was Fr. Gommar DePauw?
August 28, 2020 by Fr. Albert Marcello
Hope in the Darkness
August 28, 2020 by Sister Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz, OP
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. . . . I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. – Psalm 71:5, 14 Many psychological and scientific studies will be published in the upcoming months r … [Read more...]
Cultivating Time for Eternity
Ecology, Exceptionalism, and Apocalypse
August 28, 2020 by Matthew Tsakanikas, STD
The importance of ecology is no longer disputed. We must listen to the language of nature and we must answer accordingly. Yet I would like to underline a point that seems to me to be neglected, today as in the past: there is also an ecology … [Read more...]
Healing Paralysis in Contemporary Society
An Ecclesial Reading for Division and Isolation
August 28, 2020 by Thomas A. Hunter
The dramatic Markan narrative of the healing of the paralytic prompts a dialogue with contemporary issues, allowing an addressing of the complexities of our current era. There are two programmatic keys that highlight our reading: (1) Mark … [Read more...]
Homilies for August 2020
July 29, 2020 by Deacon David Powers
For August 2, August 9, the Assumption of Mary, August 16, August 23, and August 30. 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 2, 2020 Readings: Is 55:1–3 • Ps 145:8–9, 15–18 • Rom 8:35, 37–39 • Mt 14:13–21 usccb.org/bible/rea … [Read more...]
Homilies for July 2020
July 2, 2020 by Fr. Robert M. Garrity, JCL, SThD
For July 5, July 12, July 19, and July 26. 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 5, 2020 Readings: Zech 9:9–10 • Ps 145:1–2, 8–11, 13–14 • Rom 8:9, 11–13 • Mt 11:25–30 usccb.org/bible/readings/070520.cfm OT: Zech 9: Banish the w … [Read more...]
Father, Receive These Gifts
July 2, 2020 by Samantha Mattheiss
Pope Francis, in his 2016 annual meeting of the pontifical academies, called for local parishes to be “oases of beauty, peace, acceptance.” This is consistent with the Church being “Mother of us all” (Gal 4:26) — a place where all can be fed … [Read more...]
Vatican II’s “Religious Liberty” Revisited
July 2, 2020 by Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFMCap
Today, threats to religious liberty in the United States are very much in the news. The most striking example is the Supreme Court’s recent decision in June 2020 that the LGBT community must be granted civil rights status in employment m … [Read more...]
I Will Give You a New Heart
July 2, 2020 by Paul Fahey
It was not until after I finished my undergraduate degree in theology that I was explicitly introduced to the idea of theosis, the doctrine of God making men sharers in his divine life. Based on my personal experience, as well as my … [Read more...]
No Peace, No Justice
Why the Rioters Are in the Wrong
July 2, 2020 by Richard H. Bulzacchelli, STD
In cities across the country, people are rioting in the streets in response, they say, to the death of George Floyd, who lost his life on May 25, while police, in Minneapolis, apprehended him on suspicion of passing counterfeit currency — a … [Read more...]
Alpha and Omega
July 2, 2020 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
Francis of Assisi is known to have said: “Sanctify yourself, and you will sanctify society.” On the Christian map, there are many roads to sanctity. Whatever the road, there is only one major and very necessary guide for this journey. His na … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – July 2020
July 2, 2020 by Book Reviews
Catholic Marriage: A Pastoral and Liturgical Commentary By Edward Foley, ed. Reviewed by Christopher Siuzdak. (skip to review) Vocation to Marriage and the Christian Family By Thomas McGovern. Reviewed by Matthew Rose. (skip to … [Read more...]
The Pornography Epidemic
A Comprehensive Catholic Pastoral Response
June 24, 2020 by Fr. William Dillard
One of the greatest problems facing the Church and the world today is that of pornography. Studies show the devastating consequences of pornography to the human person, to the marriage, to the family, and to the moral life of society at … [Read more...]
How Should We Think about Diversity of Religions?
June 24, 2020 by Kathleen Curran Sweeney
There seems to be some confusion abroad these days about diversity of religions. We can find in the writings of Fr. Henri de Lubac, SJ, as well as in St. Thomas Aquinas, principles helpful on this question. Does every human person need … [Read more...]
The Hidden Cloister of Suffering
Open to All
June 24, 2020 by Wanda Skowronska, PhD
One of the great omissions in contemporary psychology is its failure to account for suffering. Yet people ask why, and continue to ask why they suffer, and will do so till the end of time. Yes, of course, psychologists try to alleviate … [Read more...]
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