Sermons of Alphonsus Liguori (The Moral Doctor): Easter Sunday
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“If they persecuted me, they will persecute you as well” — The crucifixion of St. Jean Gabriel Perboyre…
As we enter the Sacred Triduum, the most solemn time of the Church’s year, our focus turns increasingly towards the Passion and death of Christ, as we try to comprehend the extent of His sufferings and what it cost Him to redeem us. One way we can do this is to consider the lives of […]
When the rich and the trolls are both in pain…
One never escaped crushing depression, though he was a master at looking cheerful in public. Another felt the same crushing depression but could not hide it, and most people thought him self-centered. A third had a relentlessly promiscuous wife, who was very discreet, and friends always told him how lucky he was to have her…
Mr. President, the Equality Act defies the teachings of your Church…
This is my third open letter in the pages of Newsweek, addressing you as a fellow American Catholic. The reason for these public overtures is self-evident: the United States has never before had a president who touts his religious credentials and bona fides…
After a year of fear, are we ready for the promise of Easter?
“I need someone who will sacrifice and lay down life for me.” At least I think that’s how he said it. I do not remember hearing “her,” although I certainly know that’s what he meant. He does not know how to live without a wife — his wife of almost six decades died a few […]
Pope celebrates Holy Thursday Mass with cardinal he fired…
In a surprise move, Pope Francis on Holy Thursday celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper – one of the most sacred liturgies on the Catholic calendar – at the private apartment of Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who resigned from his post earlier this year at the pope’s direct request.
Good Friday 2021: “They will look upon Him whom they have pierced”…
Good Friday is the most somber day of the Christian year. Here are 9 things you need to know…
‘God is doing something’ — Father Mike Schmitz’s daily Bible podcast tops charts, reaches millions…
Sometime last spring, feeling distressed and distracted by all that was going on in the world, the Rev. Mike Schmitz turned to the Bible. “I realized it was grounding me in a unique way,” the Duluth Catholic priest said. “It helped me find a sense of peace.” That gave Schmitz, an avid podcast and audiobook […]
I am one of millions who live with persistent depressive disorder. It always seems worst around Advent and Lent…..
I am always relieved when the end of Lent arrives. Not because I found the giving things up part difficult. For the depressed person, giving things up is relatively easy. Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky, the author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, once defined depression as a disorder “whose characteristic manifestation is an inability to appreciate […]
Pew Research survey: Two-thirds of Catholics say Biden should be able to receive Communion…
Two-thirds of U.S. Catholics say that President Joe Biden, who has contradicted Church teaching on abortion, marriage, and gender ideology, should be allowed to receive Communion.