A few weeks ago, Bishop Robert Barron called on YouTube for every Catholic to invite one person to Mass this year. It is time to stop feeling defensive and hopeless about the Church, he said, and time to take advantage of the new signs of growth. I couldn’t agree more, and I have been sharing... Continue Reading →
Accept Our Limitations Before God
Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Heb 11: 32-40; Mk 5: 1-20 Mark describes the first exorcism performed by Jesus in a pagan territory. This act of healing explains to us the love of Jesus and describes three main characteristics of the love of Jesus. Jesus reaches out to all; He transforms others, and He... Continue Reading →
Sunday Mass Readings
Sunday, January 29 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar St. Gildas the Wise Book of Zephaniah 2,3.3,12-13. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the LORD’S anger. But I will leave as a remnant in your midst... Continue Reading →
Matthew 5, 1-12a
Be blessed!Matthew 5, 1-12a
Saints Alive! | St Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican friar, encountered the thought of Aristotle as a student in Naples. His great Summa Theologiae brought together Aristotle’s thought and the classical Christian formulations of the Fathers of the Church. Aquinas’ writings display the profound harmony between faith and reason, and have formed students of theology for centuries. Of him Pope... Continue Reading →
Polish family’s martyrdom paves way for beatification
Józef and Wiktoria Ulma secretly gave shelter to eight Jews for almost two years in German-occupied Poland Published: January 28, 2023 05:19 AM GMT Updated: January 28, 2023 05:21 AM GMT Urszula Niemczak keeps a regular schedule. At least twice a week she carefully checks whether winter decorations or fresh flowers growing in the summer... Continue Reading →
Why smart people believe crazy things
When news of the death of Pope Benedict XVI broke on December 31, the expectations of many were shattered in a corner of the Church. It was not the result of grief over the death of our pope emeritus, but because it meant future events would not occur in the way they thought they would.... Continue Reading →
Steubenville bishop says all options ‘on the table’ for future of diocese
NEW YORK – Months after Bishop Jeffrey Monforton announced his desire for the Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio to merge with the Diocese of Columbus, causing a stir that resulted in the canceling of a U.S. bishops vote on the idea, he says every option is still on the table but by no means is... Continue Reading →
Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation
“If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) One might wonder why the topic of Confession is discussed in January, since the period of Advent came to a close some time ago, and the Lenten time of renewal is still way off in... Continue Reading →