Pope Francis’s first two weeks have been filled with signs and wonders for those of us who follow Francis of Assisi. In explaining how he came to choose his name, he said, “How I wish for a church that is poor and for the poor.”
All indications are that the decisions he’s made have...
Visiting Civil War battlefields reminds Americans of a tragic time in our history.
On Sunday, I went to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to see the museum and battlefield grounds. The movie, the painted “colorama” and the museum filled with archives gave me visual cues about the events of those three days in...
The Five Glorious Mysteries
1. The Resurrection of Jesus
The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee now came to the tomb at early dawn. Two men in dazzling clothes said to the women: “Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but has risen” (Lk 24:5). When the women heard this...
Today’s guest blogger is Mike Aquilina, author or editor of more than 40 books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. This excerpt is taken from his book Good Pope, Bad Pope: Their Lives, Our Lessons to be published by Servant Books in October 2013.
“Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus...
Today’s guest blogger is Mark D. Motz. Motz is a life-long parishioner at Guardian Angels Church in Cincinnati, where when he was four years old—according to family legend—he told Monsignor Piening he wanted to be either the pope or a fire truck when he grew up. He became a writer, editor, and...
Like many, my mind when kablooey when the term “New Evangelization” popped back into the vernacular a year or so ago. What does it mean? How do we “do it”? And why?
Since Vatican II, a renewal of the evangelizing charism has been a part of the Church’s agenda, although somewhat on the back burner....
