Blessed Cardinal Newman once said that “Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility;…
ST. RADEGUNDES was the daughter of a king of Thuringia who was assassinated by his brother; a war ensuing, our…
Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus were rivals for the papacy. During Pontian’s pontificate (AD 230-235) the schism led by Hippolytus of…
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading Proverbs 9:1-6 2nd Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 Responsorial: Psalm…
What do you want from God? Wait, are you saying you don’t believe in God? Or you aren’t sure? Are…
ON Palm Sunday, March 17, 1212, the Bishop of Assisi left the altar to present a palm to a noble…
AGRESTIUS CHROMATIUS was vicar to the prefect of Rome, and had condemned several martyrs in the reign of Carinus. In…
In Pilsen Snow, Philip C. Kolin has written a collection of poems that share his stories of growing up as…
Last week when the “presider” at the “meal” at the local protestant-Catholic community preached that a “synod”” is a “council”…