“It’s time to recognize that Christianity is not a comfortable religion. The doctrines we profess are stumbling blocks, and the …
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 4, 2022: God’s way
Second Sunday of Advent 1) Is 11:1-10Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 172) Rom 15:4-9Gospel: Mt 3:1-12 Today Isaiah delivers a grand …
Bonaventure: Faithful Follower of Christ and Francis
Reading Time: 56 minutes Br. Joshua Critchley, O.F.M., Ave Maria University St. Bonaventure is truly one of the greatest minds …
Six Ideas for Reclaiming Your Calendar (and Your Life)
As busy people with compounding responsibilities, isn’t it becoming more and more difficult to find time just to think? Commiserating …
Catholic leaders vow to continue fight after state abortion measures pass
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although Catholic leaders and state Catholic conferences had pushed for the defeat of ballot measures protecting legal …
Spiritual Childhood According to St. Benedict and St. Thérèse
Reading Time: 17 minutes By Stephen Hill, Ave Maria University Spiritual childhood is so important to the Christian life that …
James Dying
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Fr. Robert Phelps, O.F.M. Cap. James Dying His red-fisted Irish …
Signs of the Times: Origin and Meaning
Varying events in the life of the Church—from the approach of the Synod on Synodality to the “Synodal Way” of …
Bishop of the Barrio: Venerable Alphonse Gallegos
They called him the Bishop of the Barrio: Venerable Alphonse Gallegos, a visually impaired Mexican American kid who grew up …
Cardinal tells leaders at COP27 they have duty to act on climate change
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (CNS) — Leaders gathered in Egypt for the U.N. climate summit have “a moral obligation” to act …