Sixteen years after the Dallas Charter set a ‘credible’ standard to suspend hundreds of accused priests, bishops are only now trying to define what ‘credible’ … Read More
Do you know what you were doing on any given day in 1972? Can you document your answer? If you are a Catholic priest, you may have to and your life may depend on … Read More
A Christmas barrage from the leftist news media insists that the Catholic Church should abandon priests and tradition to save itself and some bishops seem to agree.
Writing for … Read More
Epiphany marks the Birth of the Messiah revealed to the Gentiles symbolized in the story of the Magi, but on a deeply personal level, it is also our Great Awakening.
What are we … Read More
Facebook suppresses These Stone Walls, a Supreme Court nominee’s scarlet letter, a Catholic summer of shame, Readers’ Choice for most read post of 2018, and more.
As These Stone … Read More
The shepherds of our Nativity Story lived difficult lives in the social strata of the Ancient Near East, but they are summoned by angels to Bethlehem for a reason.
“Silent … Read More
From the infamous Tegel Prison in Berlin, Germany in 1944, Fr. Alfred Delp wrote a meditation for the 3rd Sunday of Advent entitled, “The Conditions for True Joy.”
After we … Read More
If you have known the suffering of alienation, loss, or sorrow, then enter this Advent with a spirit of expectant hope, and be a beacon for those still held captive.
“O Come, O … Read More
The Book of Daniel and the Gospel of Mark warn of a great tribulation to come. Its early signs are already upon us and require invoking the Patron Saint of Justice.
A strange … Read More
Life in the Presence of Christ the King may not end our struggles for hope, justice, mercy, for life itself, but it will bestow grace upon all for which we strive.
I have never … Read More
Most of what you know about Catholic scandal is from the news media, the one institution that polls lower in public trust than Congress. Is there more to this story?
While … Read More
If you doubt the work of God in your life, seek a Patron Saint whose life’s struggles resonate with your own. Look for perseverance over piety, and then start a dialog.
Looking … Read More
Stone Walls do not a Prison make,
Nor Iron bars a Cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage.
If I have freedom in my Love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above,
Enjoy such Liberty.
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