For July 4, July 11, July 18, July 25 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 4, 2021 Readings: Ez 2:2–5 • Ps 123: 1–2, 2, 3–4 • 2 Cor 12:7–10 • Mk 6:1–6 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070421.cfm Happy Independence Day! Today we … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
God Is Not Ineffective Against Evil
June 30, 2021 by Eric Manuel Torres
The problem of evil is a profound enigma. Even for people who believe in God, the presence of evil can be overwhelming. Many ask, “How could God be so silent or inactive?” A look at history reveals countless evils, including wars and gen … [Read more...]
Catholics in High Public Office Today
June 30, 2021 by Lawrence B. Porter, STL, PhD
Today there are approximately 51 million Catholic Christians in the United States. The U.S. population currently numbers approximately 330 million, and thus Catholics make up only about one fifth of the population. Nevertheless, there is an … [Read more...]
Clericalism and the Crisis of the Church
When Steve Skojec and Cardinal Marx Agree
June 30, 2021 by Richard H. Bulzacchelli, STD
It’s not news to anyone who’s been paying attention that the broadly-Catholic world is in a state of crisis. If you’re interested in the long history of how we got to this point, there are plenty of places to look, but that’s not what this e … [Read more...]
Newman, Aquinas, and the Development of Doctrine
June 30, 2021 by Dr. Joshua Madden
The question of the development of doctrine, and his investigation of its implications, was crucial to John Henry Newman’s conversion to the Catholic Church. The question with which he struggled was this: how can it be that the Christian f … [Read more...]
Heaven in the Heart
June 30, 2021 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
“It seems to me that I have found my heaven on earth, because my heaven is you, my God, and you are in my soul. You in me, and I in you — may this be my motto.” ~ St. Elizabeth of the Trinity What is the greatest earthly love we have known … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – June 2021
June 30, 2021 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Rahner and Relativism Question: Pope Benedict has responded to his critics who claim that his letter about the origin of the sexual crisis among the clergy does not present the true picture. He attributes much of it to the relativism in … [Read more...]
The Death Penalty Is a Failed Sacrifice
June 3, 2021 by E. Tyler Graham
The final abolition of the death penalty in the 2018 revision of the Catechism[1. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2267.] and follow-up confirmation in the latest Pope Francis encyclical, Fratelli tutti,[2. Pope Francis, Fratelli … [Read more...]
The Mystery of Miscarriage
Mary, Joseph, and the Theology of Pre-Natal Life
June 3, 2021 by Julia Hejduk
The deepest truth about the human person is contained in the words “Our Father.” Enfolded in this sublime opening to the Lord’s Prayer is God’s loving provision for and delight in each one of us; our connection to Jesus and to one another as … [Read more...]
The Anvil of God
Drawing Inspiration from the Preaching of Bl. Clemens von Galen
June 3, 2021 by Fr. Boniface Hicks
In a time when his people were suffering and felt helpless to change the course of world affairs, the Lion of Münster[1. To read more about Blessed Clemens von Galen, see Fr Daniel Utrecht, The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against … [Read more...]
The Biblical Mariology of Pope Benedict XVI, Part II
Blessed Is She
June 3, 2021 by Marcus Benedict Peter
In the first part of this article, I demonstrated how Pope Benedict XVI, erudite biblical theologian that he is, grounds his Mariology in an ardent love of Sacred Scripture. In this article, the second of the two parts, I will demonstrate … [Read more...]
Finding God in Our Secular Age: Ignatian Insights
June 3, 2021 by Deacon Edward McCormack, PhD
Ministry in Our Secular Age Any person who preaches regularly, and who is engaged in pastoral ministry in the Western world, does so under the invisible but all-pervasive influence of our secular age. The secular age is the … [Read more...]
Am I Called To Be a Contemplative?
The Dignity and Destiny of Every Man According to St. Teresa of Avila
June 3, 2021 by Br. John Paul Puschautz
In a world of distraction and dispersion, modern man is distraught, thirsting for peace in a troubled world. The dream of humanity sufficing in itself by its enlightened thought and conscientious humanitarian charity has met the sad reality … [Read more...]
Pentecostal Suffering and Our Growth in Holiness
June 3, 2021 by Fr. Kenneth G. Davis, OFM Conv.
The seasons of Lent and Easter help us understand the priesthood if we begin at the end. Easter season ends with Pentecost, so that’s where we’ll begin. Recall the story of Pentecost: Everyone from various countries all understood the same l … [Read more...]
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