Vatican City, Jul 11, 2017 / 06:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis declared a new category of Christian life suitable for consideration of beatification called “offering of life” – in which a person has died prematurely through an offering of their life for
A philosophy teacher of mine once asked me to define a chair. At first, I thought he was joking, but he pressed me for the definition, so I eventually offered that a chair is something you sit on. Simple. “But,” he replied, “you could sit
With a burst of religious zeal rarely seen in the secular press, Time magazine has published a story titled, “The God Squad: The Next Generation of Catholic Priests.” It’s been receiving a lot of favorable publicity, and one has to wonder why—at least from a Catholic perspective.
A few weeks ago I walked into church and was struck by a peculiar sight. A healthy, younger (40-ish) woman was moving along with a walker. She was accompanied by an older man. My son, John Paul, was helping her. The two had a subdued solemnity,
On June 12, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois issued a decree regarding same-sex “marriage” (SSM) and “related pastoral issues”. In it, he reaffirmed traditional Catholic teaching that marriage can only be “a covenant between one man and one woman …” and promulgated diocesan norms relating to SSM. Norms
At the encouragement of the pope, a movement began 30 years ago to create new chapels dedicated to the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in parishes across the United States. The movement resulted in over 7,000 parishes offering Eucharistic adoration today, comprising some 40 percent
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) – On that first Pentecost the early followers of Jesus gathered as their Lord had instructed them, expecting the fulfillment of the promise he had made to send the Holy Spirit. We refer to Pentecost as the “birthday” of the missionary
Today is the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lord. It is a feast day that draws us into a deeper love of Our Lord and Our Heavenly Mother. It is also through the Visitation that mothers can enter more deeply into the joy of their
Vatican City, May 13, 2017 / 01:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Asked by journalists about the alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje, Pope Francis said the original apparitions more than three decades ago deserve further study, but voiced doubt in the supposed ongoing visions.
One of the many problems with our polarized discourse is that we artificially divide ourselves into “liberal” and “conservative” camps. This not only artificially pits us against each other in destructive ways, it radically simplifies a complex nexus of beliefs and values. Catholic teaching helpfully
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
