ANAMBRA, Nigeria (CNS) — Emeka Okoye, a 54-year-old farmer, and his family got trapped when a heavy flood bubbled into …
Following the Science Isn’t Always a Simple Matter
Would religious thinkers in times before the Scientific Revolution ever have considered accepting the word of scientists over a plain …
That Sweet and Sour Truth
If the Gospel is freeing, life-giving, and good, why is it so hard? Don’t get me wrong. The Gospel, euangélion, …
Bishops give their OK to advance sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops gave their consent for the advancement of the sainthood causes of three U.S. Catholics …
Beowulf: Biblical Allusions And Anglo-Saxon Society
Reading Time: 15 minutes By Jude Burkett, Christendom College In the poem Beowulf, it has been suggested by many …
Shifting Away From Manualism: On Forming Consciences
Near the beginning of Lent each year, it is not uncommon for parishes to print in their bulletins the required …
Choosing to Live Gratefully
“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” …
U.S. Ukrainian Catholic prelate says Russian war against nation is genocide
BALTIMORE (CNS) — A Ukrainian Catholic archbishop asked his fellow U.S. bishops Nov. 16 to pray for Ukraine, and, if …
Savor
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Johanna Caton, O.S.B. Savor A long and busy kitchen day …
Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to stay true to church’s mission
BALTIMORE (CNS) — In his Nov. 15 address to the U.S. bishops at their annual fall assembly in Baltimore, the …