The horrific Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 and the ensuing war in Gaza have raised many questions among Catholics: Should they support Israel? And if so, should they do so on purely political or moral grounds (such as … [Read more...]
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Questions Answered – August 2024
July 26, 2024 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
What Is Necessary to Belong to the True Church? Question from the reader: Who is a member of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church, and what is required for full membership in the “heart” of the Church? What is the relation of this C … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – August 2024
July 26, 2024 by Book Reviews
Worthy Lamb: An Exegetical-Spiritual Commentary on John’s Apocalypse. By Andreas Hoeck. Reviewed by Fr. Joseph Briody. (skip to review) True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church. By Francis X. Maier. Reviewed by Fr. St … [Read more...]
Homilies for July 2024
June 28, 2024 by Deacon Steven D. Greydanus
For July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 7, 2024 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/070724.cfm The Catechism of the Catholic Churc … [Read more...]
For the Greater Glory of God
June 28, 2024 by Bishop John Barres
The following was originally issued as a pastoral letter on May 3, 2021. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Imagine this story: A fame-driven soldier is holding his position in battle. He is shot and wounded by a cannonball. During … [Read more...]
Adoration and the Struggle of Prayer
June 28, 2024 by Fr. Philip Nolan, OP
Surely one sign of hope of Eucharistic revival is the ever-increasing interest among U.S. Catholics in the practice and theology of Eucharistic adoration.[1. For the historical context of the practice of Eucharistic adoration outside of … [Read more...]
Why Did God Become Incarnate as a Man?
June 28, 2024 by Perry J. Cahall, Ph.D.
Seeking the answer to the question that is the title of this essay[1. I would like to thank Sr. Mary Ann Fatula, O.P., Professor Emerita at Ohio Dominican University, for her invaluable comments that helped to improve this essay. I would … [Read more...]
The Feast of Beholding Jesus
June 28, 2024 by Brandon P. Otto
Liturgy is fleshy, concrete, material; it is the prayer of smoking resin, sloughing wax, swirling wine and water; it is the remembrance of God made man gutted on a Cross; it is the celebration of a grilled Lawrence, a gouged-eye Lucy, a Fr. … [Read more...]
Eucharistic Amazement
June 28, 2024 by Rev. Thomas G. Morrow
We speak of the Eucharist in two senses: the Mass and the Sacrament. The first is the re-offering of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. The second is the Blessed Sacrament, which we adore in the tabernacle or monstrance, and receive in … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – July 2024
June 28, 2024 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
How Do Sacraments Work? Question from the Reader: What does sacramental causality mean? My parish priest mentioned this concept in our adult education class on the sacraments and never explained it. Can you help me understand it? Answer … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – July 2024
June 28, 2024 by Book Reviews
Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic. By Gill K. Goulding. Reviewed by Fr. Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ. (skip to review) Memoirs. By Jószef Cardinal Mindszenty. Reviewed by Fr. Joseph Briody. (skip to review) Gift and … [Read more...]
Homilies for June 2024
May 24, 2024 by Fr. Madison Hayes
For the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Tenth Sunday, Eleventh Sunday, Twelfth Sunday, and Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and Sts. Peter and Paul The Most Holy Body and Blood … [Read more...]
Changes to College Priestly Formation: A Defense
May 24, 2024 by Fr. Etienne Huard, O.S.B.
Belonging to a few online priest support groups, I have noticed a question gaining popularity: the value of the changes in priestly formation. The concern is focused on the perception that this change creates an additional year of … [Read more...]
The Exaltation of the Cross and the Restoration of Identity
May 24, 2024 by Fr. Richard Veras
The bronze serpent mounted on a pole in the Book of Numbers (21:9) is one of the Old Testament types cited by Jesus himself: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up.” (Jn 3:14) The original … [Read more...]
Are AI-Generated Homilies Suitable for the Edification and Flourishing of the Catholic Faithful?
May 24, 2024 by Pedro Vega
Approach to the Subject Of late, many ethicists, computer scientists, and media experts have highlighted the emergence of data processing systems known as Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) not only because they promise a … [Read more...]
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