It has been noted by many Catholic commentators over the years that in a world that seeks to silence the sound of church bells on Sunday mornings and disrobe from itself the vestiges of an ordered Christian past, among the many things on … [Read more...]
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Catholic Marriage in a Fallen World
June 27, 2025 by Susan Miller
Lucia, one of the children who received a visit from the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, wrote to Cardinal Carlo Caffarra in the early 1980s explaining that there would be a battle with Satan over marriage and the family.[1. Maria V. … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – July 2025
June 27, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
Why Does Jesus Have Two Genealogies? Question One: Dear Father, I am in a Bible study in my parish and I was wondering, as we are about to begin reading the New Testament, I am wondering why are there two different genealogies for Jesus in … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – July 2025
June 27, 2025 by Book Reviews
Thomas Shields and the Renewal of Catholic Education. By Leonardo Franchi. Reviewed by Paul Bryant. (skip to review) Spiritual Masters: Living and Praying in the Catholic Tradition. By Alfred C. Hughes. Reviewed by Robert P. Miller. … [Read more...]
Homilies for June 2025
May 29, 2025 by Fr. Anthony R. Lusvardi, SJ
For the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Sunday, and the Solemnities of the Most Holy Trinity, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Saints Peter and Paul Seventh Sunday of Easter – J … [Read more...]
Loving As the Trinity Loves
May 29, 2025 by Fr. Paul Kucharski
Though the doctrine of the Trinity is the central mystery of our faith, it can have surprisingly minimal impact on our spiritual lives. We affirm that in God there is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but how the relationship among the Divine … [Read more...]
Corpus Christi: The Original Eucharistic Revival
May 29, 2025 by Jason Openo
At the height of his power and prestige in 1215, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Lateran Council to put forth reforms to root out the weaknesses and wickedness of the clergy.[1. Derek Holmes and Bernard W. Bickers, A Short History of … [Read more...]
Corpus Christi, Corpus Dei
May 29, 2025 by Tyler Pellegrin
St. John Henry Newman says that to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant. This is true regarding our doctrines on the true presence of the Eucharist. The Council of Ephesus anticipates the teachings of transubstantiation at … [Read more...]
Remembering More
May 29, 2025 by Fr. Anthony Hollowell
Many people remember Thomas More as a martyr for his disagreement with King Henry VIII, but the theological principle under dispute is often misremembered. This recurring amnesia inspired the historian E. E. Reynolds to answer one essential … [Read more...]
Happily Never After: The Ugly Side of Romantic Fiction and Its Effects on Marriage
May 29, 2025 by Judilynn Niedercorn
In general, when someone says they enjoy reading for a hobby, one assumes that person has a wholesome hobby. However, reading of modern romance novels is often used as a means of entertainment or escape for women, and this activity can be … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – June 2025
May 29, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
Does Sin Cause Natural Disasters? Question: Dear Father Cush, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic theologians, are natural disasters caused by Original Sin? Answer: What a great question! Let’s examine it thoroughly. A … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – June 2025
May 29, 2025 by Book Reviews
Jesus and Divine Christology. By Brant Pitre. Reviewed by Sr. Mary Micaela Hoffmann, RSM. (skip to review) The Martyrs of the New Millennium: The Global Persecution of Christians in the Twenty-First Century. By Robert Royal. Reviewed by … [Read more...]
Homilies for May 2025
April 30, 2025 by Rev. Brian X. Needles
For May 4, May 11, May 18, May 25, and May 29 (Ascension Thursday) Third Sunday of Easter – May 4, 2025 Readings: Acts 5:27–32, 40b–41 • Psalm 30:2, 4, 5–6, 11–12, 13 • Revelation 5:11–14 • John 21:1–19 bible.us … [Read more...]
The Restoration of the Permanent Diaconate After the Second Vatican Council
Significance and Implementation in the United States
April 30, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
The Second Vatican Council marked a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church, not only for its aggiornamento, but also for its ressourcement — the return to the sources of Scripture and the early Church. One fruit of this t … [Read more...]
A Deacon Without Vestments
April 30, 2025 by Deacon John Cantirino
The Deacon is not for the altar, he is there for service. – Pope Francis It is well known that a deacon is called to the ministry of the word, of the altar, and of charity. But there can sometimes arise the danger or t … [Read more...]
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