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...]
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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...]
Three Catholic Preachers: Insights from Interviews with 43 Priests
May 24, 2024 by J.E. Sigler
If you ask laypeople why preaching in the Catholic Church is disappointing, they’ll usually give some variation on the answer, “Well, there’s a priest shortage, so priests are really busy, so they probably don’t have much time for preachi … [Read more...]
Review of Verbum 10
INTRODUCTION By Rev. John P. Cush, STD When I published my first book, The How-to-Book of Catholic Theology (Our Sunday Visitor Press, 2020), I was asked to schedule an interview with Mr. T.L. Putnam, who ran a weekly radio program … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – June 2024
May 24, 2024 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
By Rev. John P. Cush, STD, consulting with Fr. Timothy Eck What Can Chalices Be Made Of? Question: My priest uses a Waterford Crystal Chalice and Paten for the celebration of Holy Mass. Is this permitted according to the 2002 General … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – June 2024
May 24, 2024 by Book Reviews
The Singing-Masters: Church Fathers from Greek East and Latin West. By Aidan Nichols. Reviewed by Fr. Peter Heasley. (skip to review) Wisdom of Solomon. By Mark Giszczak. Reviewed by Fr. Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ. (skip to review) Made New: … [Read more...]
Homilies for May 2024
For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Solemnity of the Ascension, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Sunday, and the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Note: Homily for Pentecost Sunday by Rev. John P. Cush, STD; all others for May … [Read more...]
“The Wind Blows Where It Wills”: Understanding the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
April 26, 2024 by Tyler Pellegrin
The Second Vatican Council, in its document Gaudium et Spes, teaches us that only in the mystery of the Incarnate Word does the mystery of man take on light, that Christ fully reveals man to himself. The goal of this article is to shed more … [Read more...]
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