The American College of Pediatricians urges healthcare professionals, educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex. Facts—not i … [Read more...]
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Springtime Reading
May 29, 2017 by Book Reviews
Proofs of God: Classical Arguments from Tertullian to Barth by Matthew Levering. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2016. Reviewed by Matthew K. Minerd, Ph.L. Speaking from Within: Biblical Approaches for Effective Pr … [Read more...]
Suggestions for Observing the Marian Month in a Parish
May 16, 2017 by Rev. Edward Lee Looney, STB, MDiv
Our Catholic Church recommends a particular devotion for every month![1. A comprehensive list can be found at the website for Aquinas and More: aquinasandmore.com/catholic-articles/monthly-dedications-of-the-church-year/article/184/] For … [Read more...]
Media Technology in Preaching
A Catholic Response
May 16, 2017 by Deacon Peter Lovrick
Preachers in various Christian denominations use audio-visual technology in their sermons and homilies. PowerPoint, video clips, and even hologram imagery have found their way into the pulpit. To accommodate preachers who have chosen to use … [Read more...]
The Way, The Truth, and The Life
A Blueprint for Theology and Sanity
May 16, 2017 by Jayson M. Brunelle, MEd, CAGS
God’s divine revelation of himself to humanity is brought to its completion, and fullest realization, in the divine person of Jesus Christ, who, throughout sacred scripture and sacred tradition, reveals himself as “one in being [or essence] … [Read more...]
Divorce, Remarriage, and “Discerning the Body”
On Pope Francis’ Interpretation of 1 Cor 11:27-34 in Amoris Laetitia
May 16, 2017 by Dr. Matthew J. Ramage, PhD
Introduction Over the past year since its release, Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (hereafter AL), has elicited a great deal of consternation among the faithful of the Catholic Church. The controversy surrounding the d … [Read more...]
Praise or Pretense for Catholic Schools?
May 16, 2017 by Denise L. Donohue, Ed.D.
It’s always nice to know the hard-earned reputation of Catholic schools—from the early struggles of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to the 1950s, when our schools were bursting at the seams with record enrollments—still lingers today. But if we’re … [Read more...]
On the Significance of the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
May 16, 2017 by Maria Cintorino
In 1955, Pope Pius XII instituted May 1 to be the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. This feast, which perhaps intentionally coincided with “May Day” and “International Workers Day,” seeks to remind us of the spiritual dimension of man’s dail … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
May 16, 2017 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Question: If a couple is in the state of mortal sin because of cohabitation before marriage without confession, is the marriage still a valid sacramental marriage? If not, when does it become a sacramental marriage? Answer: This q … [Read more...]
Homilies for May 2017
May 1, 2017 by Rev. Michael Kesicki
Fourth Sunday of Easter—May 7, 2017 Readings: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/042617.cfm ACTS 2:14A, 36-41; PS 23: 1-3A, 3B4, 5, 6; 1 PT 2:20B-2; JN 10:1-10 “I am the gate for the sheep.” (John 10:7). The Poverty of the Shepherd A C … [Read more...]
The Stability of the Cross
May 1, 2017 by David Vincent Meconi
The movements of Holy Week and Eastertide are enacted to bring the Christian people to the stability of a pierced love that cannot be shaken. Year after year, the Cross beckons and asks if we are faithful in our love, if we can stand with … [Read more...]
Chapter Eight of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia”
For a guided reading Chapter Eight of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia is significantly entitled: "Accompanying, discerning and integrating weakness." This part of the document is not very large, because it is … [Read more...]
Wilderness versus Pseudo-Paradise
A Reflection on the Church in Revelation, 12:13-17
May 1, 2017 by Fr. Andreas Hoeck, SSD
Introduction Last year on March 17, 2016, the government of the United States had issued a formal statement regarding Christian genocide in our days: Secretary of State John Kerry declared that ISIS is committing genocide against … [Read more...]
Liturgy as an Act of Leisure
Perspectives from Guardini, Pieper, and Ratzinger
May 1, 2017 by Veronica A. Arntz
We frequently hear that the liturgy is the “source and summit” of the Christian life, a quote from the Vatican II document, Lumen gentium. We often do not get the whole context for this small part of the quote. In a slightly different tran … [Read more...]
Orthodox Christians and the Modern Church
May 1, 2017 by John Madigan
With the recent meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, and all Russia, it is important and helpful to remind ourselves of developments in the Church’s teachings regarding our Eastern brothers. This article explores how l … [Read more...]
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