John Paul II’s Consecration of Russia
Courtesy photo Pope St. John Paul II consecrating Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1984. The Polish Pope made an act of entrustment to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 38 years ago.
Armed for Decades
TRANSCRIPT One devout Catholic Texan — plus a private food producer — equals tons of Rosaries for Ukrainians in need. Goya Foods has provided almost 400,000 pounds of food for Ukrainians and, as of this weekend, 15,000 Rosaries. Church Militant’s William Mahoney speaks with Goya’s CEO about how a corporal work of mercy became a spiritual one. […]
French archbishop says Vatican reform enhances role of local Church leaders
Exclusive interview with the president of the French Bishops’ Conference
Pope’s visit to DR Congo expected to boost reconciliation
Congolese theologian says Pope Francis’ visit to the Central African country next July will be marked by joy, hope and a big impulse of reconciliation among the people
Church involved in efforts to combat global water challenges
A special session at the 9th World Water Forum, organized by Caritas Senegal, Catholic Relief Services, and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, highlights the role of religion in assuring the right to safe drinking water for all. Read all
This war in Ukraine makes demands on me. Here are three things I can do…..
War is a horror. And as there is consistently war somewhere, in our ‘connected’ world we learn to live under the cloud of war. Yet some wars are more proximate, engaging us more directly. It is but natural that we give these more attention. It is not that the suffering of those closer to us […]
As Florida’s DeSantis wages culture war, his Catholic faith isn’t news — unless it’s used to attack him…
The two things that lots of people don’t want to read about these days is the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump, part of a larger trend regarding news fatigue in this country. Unfortunately, this post will mention both and only because it is about Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor has been in the news the […]
There are so many sorrows that go along with work. But these sorrows yield a harvest…..
There’s the sorrow of working when you’d much rather rest. The sorrow of working and knowing nobody appreciates it. The sorrow of working and feeling completely inadequate to the job. There’s the sorrow of working and knowing you’re unlikely to be there to see the job completed. The sorrow of working and wondering if anything […]
More than once, the Bible mentions a great sum of “10,000 talents.” So how much is 10,000 talents worth?
One of the great fruits of studying classics is learning to read carefully. Translating ancient languages trains you to facilitate communication: you have to create a faithful representation of what person A said so that person B can understand it. You have to be able in every instance to point to someone’s exact words in […]
New Apostolic Constitution: He who has ears, let him hear!…
With the release of Praedicate Evangelium (“Preach the Gospel”), I guess we can expect great things for the Church. Or at least that’s what Catholics may have thought in 1577 when Sixtus V structured the Curia, or in 1908, 1967 and 1988 when three different twentieth-century saints took the trouble to restructure it. At least […]