I began that night to pray for unity within the Church. I remain hopeful that I may come to see a re-union of Christianity in my lifetime, and I hope that others may come to see that there is room – there will always be room – at the Table of our Lord’s Supper.
The Catholic Church is often times accused of being too “redundant” and “religious”. Let me respond to this by offering a comparison analogous to marriage.
In my discussion with atheists, the atheist always wants to see proof of God’s existence. If I cannot provide scientific data, then he makes the
“We need to be clear in presenting the Church’s teaching, but patient with the struggle to live it.” This quote comes from Cardinal Timothy Dolan,
Who are considered the “young adults” in your community? Are they teenagers? Are they single twenty-somethings? Are they young professionals? Are they young mothers and
The Syrian Civil War has all but disappeared from our news as the American attention-span ran out. We are now more concerned about our healthcare
My three year old son was a ring bearer in a wedding a few weeks ago. I couldn’t help myself, he just looked so adorable,
In 2014 it is estimated that 1.5 billion smartphone cameras will take nearly one trillion photos – that’s hundreds of thousands of photos every minute
Disclaimer: This article is going to sound cynical. It might even sound anti-Christian. Please stick with it. There is a point. I am sarcastic and
At least in Portugal, news of the preparatory document for the Synod of Bishops in October 2014 on the topic family arrived on mainstream radio
I have written before about some of the challenges that face recent college graduates in the transition from school to the workforce. As the tedious parts
The Church functions within a monarchical structure – this is important to remember. In addition to this, though, Her system applies to operations in the
Simcha Fisher’s book, The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning, is still sitting pretty in the Top 10 on Amazon’s list of Catholic books. The
Growing up as…well, what I’m coming to find out was a typical Catholic experience, an American first, and generally void of any substantial access to the living and
The title is a Facebook status that one of my friends once posted. When I saw it, I thought she was asking for prayers because
Among the many things that Christ taught His disciples, charity is one of the principles focus groups in office buildings would label as a “core
The Catholic Dictionary: An Abridged and Updated Edition of Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. is a must have for any Catholic who likes to
The modern search and destroy mission to wipe people with Down syndrome off of the planet through eugenic abortion has taken so much love and joy out of the world. Not only is life with Ds not as bleak as most parents are told when their child is prenatally diagnosed, but scientists are making significant advancements in the treatment some of the more serious side-effects of the disorder.
But when sex is divorced from love there is a feeling that one has been stopped at the vestibule of the castle of pleasure; that
First of all: Happy Halloween, Happy All Saints Day, Happy All Souls Day, and Happy Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time! This sequence of days (okay,
We ran this lovely guest column from Jessamine last year on All Saints Day. Here it is again. Several years back, I ordered some green
