The road of discipleship is the way of the cross. Embracing it is the secret path to holiness — and there is no other.
Commentary
Question Corner: Are fairies and leprechauns demonic? And what happened to Barabbas?
The church does not have any current official teaching on fairies or leprechauns. However, in traditional folklore, fairies and leprechauns were not the sweet and playful creatures that they tend to be in our modern depictions, and they have an association with pre-Christian European paganism.
Underground railroad
Although many Americans were abolitionists, particularly the Quakers, or Friends, it’s scandalous to us now to admit that many Christian churches were complicit in profiteering from slavery, the Catholic Church being no exception.
Pray and Do Not Worry
It was late afternoon, and my son and I were running late for an appointment—again. As we walked across the parking lot, a woman approached us. “Would you help me?” she said. I could see the distress in her eyes, and I could tell she really did need help. She pointed to her car, which […]
A Catholic’s guide to voting
Voting: It is one of our most important responsibilities as citizens. Indeed, the church teaches that there are three primary responsibilities of all citizens: to pay taxes, to defend their country and to vote.
Reflecting with St. Edith Stein on the nature of women
Catholics today grapple with the role of women in the workforce as well as the role of the woman who is single by choice or circumstance.
Question Corner: Is the annulment process just a way to get around the church’s prohibition on divorce?
In order to ensure that declarations of nullity are not simply “rubber stamped” or “cop outs,” the church has a specific process, carried out through the ministry of diocesan marriage tribunals, for investigating whether or not a marriage was invalid.
Are you a media apostle?
The push to constantly create can take its toll on a person and his or her relationships, both with others and with God.
Sadness after the closing of adoption from China
I learned last week that China has closed its international adoption program. The closing is a blow to a program that has brought so many families together.
Is the synodal process the product?
Only time will tell whether, as synod organizers keep insisting, the Synod on Synodality has produced a real groundswell of support among the laity for making the process called synodality a permanent feature of church life.
Entering into Ignatian prayer
Ignatian spirituality, a fundamental part of a Jesuit’s life, has become very popular and accessible to lay people since the Second Vatican Council.
The beginning of the school year: Making all things new
There are so many success stories and hard-working principals, faculties, parent groups and pastors who believe in the Good News of Catholic education and struggle to find fresh, creative ways to keep schools alive and flourishing!