Church Intercedes for Ukraine
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT As Russian troops amass along the Ukrainian border and an invasion seems inevitable, the Church is praying for peace and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people. As tensions mount in the region, Church Militant’s James Fedewa has an eye on the hierarchy’s […]
Ten Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Holy Communion
By far, the most important action in life is your encounter with God, with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. How? As a practicing Catholic, every day you can receive Jesus, the Bread of Life, in Holy Communion—His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. In the Our Father we pray: “Give us this day our daily […]
The Bread of Life Gives You Strength
It was Jesus who adopted the name Bread of Life. And what a name! He alone could give it to Himself. An angel charged with naming our Lord would have given Him a title consonant with His attributes, such as Divine Word, or Lord, or the like — but Bread: such a name he would […]
Pope celebrates Vespers for Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
Pope Francis presides at Vespers for the Solemnity of the Conversion of St Paul, celebrated in the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside-the-Walls at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Read all
Here are three underappreciated acclamations of Eucharistic piety…
Let’s consider three rather humble but important moments that are often lost in the minds and hearts of the faithful – the Mystery of Faith, the Amen, and the Agnus Dei. They rise in importance because they are moments that belong especially to the faithful rather than the clergy. First, in the Ordinary Form of […]
The conversion of St. Paul…
If anybody wonders how much Christianity has shaped our culture, just consider the phrase about “being knocked off your high horse.” It means that somebody who was acting haughtily, among the high and mighty, found himself dethroned from that position. One source suggests that the phrase dates, at least in English, from the late 14th […]
20 years after the clergy sex-abuse scandal erupted, reparation and rectification continues…
As we mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the toxic avalanche of revelations about decades of clergy sexual abuse of minors in Boston and beyond, two headlines are clear. The first is the unfathomable scope of what had happened and remained hidden prior to that apocalypse: tens of thousands of victims, thousands of […]
Episcopal beats, a papal “error,” and praying for peace…
This morning, the daily bollettino of Holy See Press Office included some news for New York, with the announcement that Pope Francis has appointed two new auxiliary bishops for the archdiocese, both native sons of the city. Both are priests currently serving as pastors in the archdiocese. Msgr. John Bonnici is a NAC graduate with […]
‘It’s like he came back to me’ — World War II letter found in USPS facility, delivered 76 years after being sent…
A letter sent from a U.S. soldier stationed in Germany to his mother in Massachusetts has been delivered 76 years after it was sent. Army Sgt. John Gonsalves, 22 at the time, wrote to his mother in Woburn in December 1945 after the official end of WWII, WFXT-TV reported Wednesday. The letter would sit unopened […]
1983 TV debate with Canadian ‘abortion king’ still relevant for pro-life movement today
The preborn continue to need advocates today. And, the pro-life movement will continue to respond to God’s call to ‘speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.’Read More