The Vatican has released significant details of a major South American bishops’ meeting scheduled for October of this year, raising concerns over several issues relating to doctrine, discipline and practice that could have serious implications ...
The lives of Sts. Cecilia, Agatha, Agnes, Anastasia and Lucy have resonated across centuries. These female virgin martyrs of the early Church are all named in the Roman Canon — Eucharistic Prayer I in the ...
In approving the presence on public property of a cross-shaped memorial to servicemen who died in World War I, the Supreme Court left unresolved many of the uncertainties plaguing its church-state jurisprudence. The 7-2 decision ...
Jean Vanier, who died last month at the age of 90, was the revered founder of L’Arche, an international organization for the intellectually disabled and those who cherish them. Vanier once wrote that a society ...
What do you see when the priest elevates the host at the consecration during Mass? This isn’t a trick question, but it’s one that goes to the heart of how we, as Catholics, should view ...
Eucharistic processions on Corpus Christi bring us into the mystery of walking beside Jesus in Jerusalem
In a recent cover story in The Atlantic, journalist and former priest James Carroll announced that he refuses to participate in Mass. Because of the abuse scandal, he has determined that only a total boycott ...
The Trinity cannot be bypassed because of its complexity; instead, we should marvel in the rich mystery
If you attend the Pentecost Vigil, you’ll notice something peculiar about the readings. This is true whether you participate in the extended Vigil of Pentecost or the shorter Vigil. Namely, there is no reading from ...
Jesus' ascent into heaven creates a single narrative, bridging the gap between the Gospels, Acts
