What did Pope Francis say about sinners, baptism and the communion of saints?

Pope Francis at the General Audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Feb. 2, 2022. / Daniel Ibañez/CNA Denver Newsroom, Feb 3, 2022 / 17:20 pm (CNA). Any talk about apostates and former Catholics who persecute the Church is bound to grab attention, and Pope Francis’ Wednesday audience drew a reaction from some who wondered […]

Contemplative Realism: A Theological-Aesthetical Manifesto

Note: The Benedict XVI Institute is launching Contemplative Realism: A Theological-Aesthetical Manifesto with a Book Event on February 23. Check out the BXVI Institute page to support the movement and sign this condensed version of […]

Day 35: Crossing the Red Sea (2022)

Fr. Mike explains how all the rules of worship in Leviticus 10 point to the reality that God is holy. We also continue journeying through Exodus 13-14 and Psalm 53 and learn how God fought for the salvation for his people through the crossing of the red sea. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. […]

St. Joan of Valois

Joan, or Jane, the physically deformed daughter of King Louis XI of France, was endowed with wonderful gifts of mind and heart. Although she suffered much throughout her life, she accepted her disabilities with patience and spent many of her days in prayer and meditation. Under the guidance of her spiritual director, a Franciscan priest […]

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“The nuptial union of Saint Joseph with Mary was really a great divine mystery, from which all benefits were to come to us.” — Fr. Maurice Meschler, The Truth About Saint Joseph: Encountering the Most Hidden of Saints

Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Being sent to look after God’s flock is quite challenging. It would be ideal to be sent out in twos, but more often than not, the missionary has to go at it all by himself or herself. The resources for the mission will present themselves as necessary. Talk about complete faith in Divine Providence! Our […]