In the epic Lauda Sion Salvatorem Gospel sequence he wrote for the inaugural celebration of Corpus Christi in 1264, and still used today, St. Thomas Aquinas touched upon the spirituality that should motivate Catholics in their approach to the Holy Eucharist. “Quantum potes, tantum aude,” he
I’ve been retired now for two years. Retirement gives you a lot of time to think. And lately I’ve been thinking that if an Oscar were given each year for “Best Catholic Performance in the Role of a Reformation Protestant,” half the Catholics in Congress,
A new app is helping Catholic military personnel grow in their faith. “Catholic Military Connect” is geared towards service men and women who seek an outlet to deepen their faith around the demanding schedule of a soldier. The app was announced by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican
Effortless power is a defining feature of what we began, roughly 150 years ago, to call “modern” life. In countless domains, technology has equipped human beings to vastly increase the sensation of strength while vastly reducing the sensation of effort. A world-class weightlifter is physically
The first reading from Sunday Mass this week (5th Sunday of Easter) is very Catholic, and it’s too informative to just pass by. It presents a Church as rather highly organized and possessed of some the structures we know today in full form. Granted, some
My seven musical sons are huge fans of the wildly talented Fr. David Michael Moses, whose Concerts for Life have raised more than $500,ooo for pregnancy resource centers around the country, so it was a real joy to catch up with the Texas-based priest to talk about
Place yourself with the Apostles in the Upper Room. Consider the emotions present in each heart. These men are in the very place where Jesus gave them the Eucharist and ordained them priests. The place also where each of them promised to be faithful to
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, 53, is the Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota. He grew up in Denver, Colorado, the youngest of three children in a devout Catholic family. His father was an aerospace engineer and his mother a school teacher. He is a graduate of Benedictine College
Mother Angelica, the foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), offered advice, counsel, and prayers to viewers of her television show, “Mother Angelica Live,” for years. In an episode that first aired 28 years ago last month, Mother Angelica offered viewers several pieces of
Editor’s note: The following address was given at St. Francis De Sales Seminary, Milwaukee, on April 4, 2022. Our theme tonight is “things worth dying for,” and I want to talk about what those words mean for us, here and now. But I hope you’ll bear
