It has become increasingly common today for the lay faithful (and, to a lesser extent, deacons and priests) to openly and publicly criticize bishops, the Apostolic See and even the pope himself. This criticism usually takes place on the internet, and some, having become especially proficient
By Ave Maria Radio News Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 May 2021 / 11:00 am A court in Hong Kong has given Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai an additional fourteen month prison sentence for participating in an unauthorized assembly on 1 October 2019. That assembly was
By Kresta in the Afternoon Ann Arbor, Michigan, 27 May 2021 / 9:30 pm Cardinal George Pell was falsely accused, tried, and convicted of molesting two choir boys after Mass. One of the accusers changed his story twenty-four times and the case was so weak
By Ave Maria Radio News Ann Arbor, Michigan, 27 May 2021 / 6:45 pm Sixty-seven bishops signed a letter to Archbishop José Gómez, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, requesting that he suspend discussion about “Eucharistic coherence” at the USCCB June meeting. In
If I told you that you could transform your parish culture in 5 easy steps, would you want to know how to do it? Even if it was hard, would you be willing to work at it? Would you be willing to pay a steep
The following article is part of the Popcaks’ ongoing series on the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life. To learn more, join their Facebook discussion group: CatholicHŌM (Households on Mission)–Family Discipleship In the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life, the practices associated with the Rite of Christian Relationships are all
We are beginning to read from the Book of Job in daily Mass. One of its core issues is the problem of suffering and why God allows it. If God is omnipotent and omniscient then how can He tolerate evil, injustice, and suffering of the innocent? Where is
Who can doubt that our country is in serious trouble and straining at the seams? From COVID-19 to riots, from political animosity to overturned and degraded values. Religious freedom is in danger. Churches have been desecrated and statues vandalized. We need help. And the only
What’s the difference between a hypocrite and a sinner? They look an awful lot alike. The hypocrite presents himself one way and then acts another. The sinner deliberately chooses what he knows he should not choose. They both suffer an interior division. Indeed, we ourselves
Fra Angelico’s painting, The Conversion of St. Augustine, offers a great insight into the spirituality of the Doctor of Grace. At the forefront of the painting, commanding the immediate attention of the viewer, is the figure of St. Augustine sitting and weeping. The painting portrays
