By contrast with the Supreme Court term that ended last June, which court watchers pronounced comparatively bland, the term that starts in October is shaping up as explosive. Already the court has agreed to rule ...
Russell Shaw, in his ongoing series on the Life of Christ, explores the sensation Jesus created, which can be summarized in this passage from Matthew’s Gospel: “He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their ...
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region, held in Rome from Oct. 6-27, will focus on protecting the rainforest and affirming the human dignity of local and indigenous communities, among other topics. This is ...
Responding to a question about how priests can avoid falling into clericalism, Pope Francis said, “One dimension of clericalism is the exclusive moral fixation on the Sixth Commandment.” However, writer Greg Popcak contends that it’s ...
In this week’s Gospel, we read about having faith the size of a mustard seed. Having this faith means we are disciples and servants, but how can we repay God’s pure gift of love? We ...
Cardinal William Levada, who died September 26 in Rome, was precise in speech and reserved in demeanor. But beneath that professorial exterior lay a puckish sense of humor. His life was marked by many positions ...
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After meeting with Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, hopes that the pope will plan a papal visit to the country. ...
We don’t know a good deal about the rich man or Lazarus. The rich man and Lazarus die. Lazarus enters heaven, while the rich man is cast into the nether world. The rich man’s sin ...
Scour the pages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and you won’t find the term “time machine.” Watch, or re-watch, the 1985 blockbuster movie “Back to the Future” and you won’t spot a scene ...
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