We as Catholics are asked to assess how Christian or moral an administration is not by its members or its rhetoric, but by its actions.
Called not to be served but to serve
Pope Francis in his dozen years and counting has reformed the curia, overhauled Vatican finances, brought women and laymen into positions of authority, and appointed cardinals from the periphery rather than just the traditional cardinalate sees.
In Pacific Palisades, paradise lost
Like marauders galloping out of the foothills, the flames swept down on the community that liked to call itself a village, as if its boutique shops and restaurants somehow protected it from a harsher world.
Pope Francis likes a joke
Comedy can sting a little, but these days the rage can overwhelm the laughs.
Getting adult children to Christmas Mass
It’s a tough time to be a Catholic parent these days. While there are some young adults who are embracing their Catholicism, often even its most traditional manifestations, the much larger number of Catholic younger adults have at best a tenuous connection with the faith of their father and mother.
Men behaving beastly
Too many of our gender are guided only by impulses and appetites.
Challenges of being a Catholic voter
Most Catholics are trying to make the best prudential decision while a lot of people are yelling at them with their opinions.
Dealing with pandemic PTSD
Since COVID is still evolving, I think it is too soon to say we’ve reached a genetic truce, but it is certainly easy to say we’ve accepted it as just one more of life’s indignities.
Is every Sunday a wasted opportunity?
The goal should be to help average adult Catholics know what it is they profess to believe, what it is they are participating in each Sunday, and what it means to be a baptized Christian in today’s world.
Celebrating the class of 2024
I am going to be more than a little interested to see how the graduating class of 2024 turns out, but in my mind, theirs may be our Resilient Generation.
Father Justin explains it all for you
This digital Father Justin was ready to answer your questions about the faith, at least until the Catholic internet got a hold of it.
Let’s celebrate Easter for a while
Express gratitude for the blessing that this, the greatest feast in the church calendar, truly is.