Catholics are often accused of inventing theology, of making things up that have no basis in Scripture. And few Biblical people draw as much non-Catholic ire as Mary and her place in Christian theology. There are four dogmas relating to Our Lady: her Immaculate Conception, her
Today, the Church honors the memory and witness of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), abbot and Doctor of the Church. He is a saint whose insights into God’s love have a refreshing relevance that revitalize our efforts to evangelize in our time. Here, I explore
[Editor’s note: As Raymond Cardinal Burke continues his fight against COVID-19, his friends and admirers felt moved to put together this little symposium in his honor. We hope that it will inspire the faithful to continue praying fervently for his good health, both physical and spiritual.
editor’s note: as we celebrate 25 years of Ave Maria Radio, we are looking back at some of our top guests and interviews. In light of that, we share this 2012 obituary for Chuck Colson. Charles Colson, respected evangelical leader and former President Nixon adviser,
he matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses. This clearly articulated by the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The matrimonial covenant, by which a
Matt Simpson stepped onto a Rio de Janeiro Paralympic court in 2016 with a mixture of pride and adrenaline, honored to wear a national team jersey, and buoyed by the cheers of 10,000 people settling into the stands. Those fans had come to watch Matt
Afghanistan’s terrified Christians are bracing for a new round of persecution in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of the country, Christian leaders and aid organizations warn. “We are telling people to stay in their houses because going out now is too dangerous,” one Afghani
Could Nicholas Black Elk become the Catholic Church’s patron saint of lay catechists? That thought could be on the mind of Pope Francis. The canonization cause of Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakota holy man and Catholic catechist who brought 400 Lakota people into the Catholic Church, is
At Saturday’s close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, more than 900 child sex abuse claims against the Buffalo diocese were counted by The Buffalo News. The total number of abuse claims, which as of Monday is 924, is more
Chad Robichaux has five planes that each carry up to 500 passengers on standby overseas. They should be destined for the Kabul international airport to begin evacuations from Afghanistan. But the U.S. military—in charge of air travel since it took over air traffic control from
