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Guest Commentary
Pilgrims of Hope: Walking the Way of St. Francis in the Year of Jubilee
Together “we seek the city to come” – not Baltimore, not Assisi, not even the “eternal city” of Rome – but the City of God, the new Jerusalem. Take courage. We are pilgrims of hope
Jesus is waiting for you
We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.
Up and down the mountain this Lent
Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
Young adult Catholics have spoken. Has the church listened?
Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.
Question Corner: On Limbo and on silent prayer
Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Questions: Holy days of obligation, vegetarians in Lent
It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn’t strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.
What Pope Benedict XVI taught us about dying well
In his spiritual testament dated more than 16 years before his death, Pope Benedict reflected on his life, and on those whom he had encountered, with gratitude
The true Joseph Ratzinger
The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later as Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete.
Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time?
While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised.
A season of change, a time of hope
In the darkest days of winter, we are filled with new hope, just as when we hold that new child.
Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory
Enjoying snow and hot chocolate is a cozy way to spend Christmas, but watching the sky light up in celebration of the birth of Christ is just as magical.