One of the most dramatic political events in history unfolded in a Catholic Church...
‘I Came To Cast Fire’ introduces readers to the unique work of René Girard...
This Sunday, the Unexpected Jesus: 4 Takeaways From the First Sunday of Advent...
This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, Year C, and the Church’s readings ask us to prepare for Christmas in a serious, radical way — in many ways by doing the opposite of what the rest of the culture is doing right now.Here are takeaways from this week’s readings, taken from previous This Sunday posts and the Extraordinary Story podcast.
Prosecutor Confirms Existence of Vatican Dossier on Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi ...
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor confirmed at a public event on Wednesday that despite prior denials, the Vatican does possess a confidential file on the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — the so-called “Vatican girl” who went missing over 40 years ago.
Fear All Around Me...
When I started the car this morning, a message appeared on the dashboard: “Roads may be icy.” Right. We’ve had very little rain here for the last several weeks, and the roads are dry. But the temperature was below freezing early in the morning— as it will be, off and on, for the next three or four months— so the reminder was useful. Noted.
‘In All Circumstances, Give Thanks, for This Is the Will of God for You in Christ Jesus’...
Security experts warn of ‘basic security failures’ after Vatican website crash...
Recovering Leisure at Thanksgiving: Planning Spontaneity...
It is one of the great crises of our day, the more serious for its being largely unnoticed. The lack of truly ‘free time’ in our life is masked by our referring to chunks of our time as ‘free.’ But for several generations, wise observers have pointed to a radical new way that we live-in and experience time—one that tends to preclude having free time in the richest sense.
A Bride of Christ: A Heavenly ‘Yes’ Echoes Through the Cloister...
Blessed Carlo Acutis and the Many Miracles of the Eucharist...
The Woman, the Alligator, and the Swamp...
What Do the Revisions to the Papal Funeral Rites Signify?
Pope Francis, who turns 88 on Dec. 17, now knows exactly what his eventual funeral will be like. The specific details are laid out in the second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, which was produced by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and released to the public on Nov. 19...
St. Columbanus and the end of life...
Pope’s Sunday Angelus: ‘Listening to the Lord Brings Light Into Our Hearts and Lives’...
Papal Trip Confirmed: Here Is What Pope Francis Will Do in Corsica on Dec. 15...
Things can get rough when reporters offend sources and readers...
The scandals surrounding the life and work of the former, now disgraced, cardinal Theodore McCarrick rumbled in the background of Roman Catholic life for decades — starting in the early 1980s. Insiders whispered, but nothing was done. What precisely went on in those New Jersey shore houses that were bought and sold for the use of McCarrick, and others? There were some documents, linked to lawsuits that were handled behind closed doors...
The past, present, and future of Advent...
For some Christians, Advent is simply an aid to memory. It is certainly that. It is also much more. For Advent is a season not only of remembering what happened long ago in order to prepare ourselves for the liturgical celebration of Christ’s Nativity, of preparing ourselves to receive Him in our hearts in the sacraments and in prayer...
What I learned about America living in a country without Thanksgiving...
Sister Wilhelmina’s order expands to English abbey founded by St. Thomas More’s family...
The Soviet Union taught me to give thanks for America...
“Ho ho! Pink Floyd!” the fellow said, laughing. “Rolling Stones!” said his companion, also laughing. We’d met in a dark street in a major city, and they wanted to talk to my friend and me, even though talking to us was dangerous. It was 1978, in Kyiv, if I remember right, when the Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev, a very bad man at the top of an evil regime, seemed invincible. Some scholars and observers predicted that the totalitarian regime...
YouTuber Dillon Baker: ‘Is the Protestant Church Dying?’...
What Makes the Religious So Happy?
Some might be surprised to learn that religious work leads to greater personal fulfillment than any other profession. But not Msgr. Stephen Rossetti. “Priestly happiness is one of the great secrets of our time,” said Msgr. Rossetti, a research associate professor at The Catholic University of America. “And I’m glad it’s coming out.”
‘Intergenerational Healing’ Has No Basis in Catholic Doctrine, Spanish Bishops Affirm...
Praying Like Saint Augustine...
I began with a confession. When I sit down to turn my mind and heart to God, almost immediately I am distracted by a swarm of thoughts that have nothing to do with God. When I should be talking and listening to God, instead my mind turns to taxes, politics, or lunch plans. In this, I am not alone...
The Rise of Religious Young Men...
As pastor of a parish in South Carolina, I am witnessing a remarkable trend: Almost every week I receive a call, email or visit from at least one young man interested in learning more about the Catholic religion. They are older teenagers and both single and married men in their 20s and early 30s. So many of them have joined our OCIA class that our parish’s director of faith formation has had to run an extra course in the summer...
‘The Chosen’ Announces Season 5 Theatrical Release, New Trailer...
Pope Cites ‘Amoris Laetitia’ on Doctrine in Synodal Implementation Note...
Smearing Father Carlos Martins...
I begin today with awful news about Father Carlos Martins, the Catholic exorcist I’ve praised recently in this place. The broke over the weekend. You might assume, as I initially did, that “inappropriate conduct involving children” involves sexual misconduct. It’s not true. It’s not remotely true! I gathered more information on the incident — information I am not yet authorized to make public, but will as soon as police finish their investigation — but I can assure you that this is nonsense...
Jesus Christ Is King...
Today’s psalm says: “The Lord is King, in splendor robed... Your throne stands firm from of old. ... Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed. ...” The Old Testament prophets agreed. Isaiah said “the Lord is our King, it is he who will save us.” Jeremiah said our God “is the living God, the eternal King.” And Zephaniah said “the King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst.” At the center of human history, when Jesus Christ is born among us, he comes as King as well.
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