Pope establishes ‘Commission of New Martyrs – Witnesses of the Faith’
In view of the Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis decides to create a working group at the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to draw up a catalogue of all Christians – not only Catholics – who have shed their blood to confess Christ in the last quarter of a century. Read all
St. Anthony Mary profoundly demonstrated the beautiful virtues of purity and humility
St. Anthony Mary practiced his devotion to the Passion publicly, as he carried the cross through the streets and squares, together with his religious, and by his fervent prayers and exhortations brought wicked men back to the way of salvation.
The Silence of Friendship
A friend and I were cruising along a country road in wintry Michigan. The gray light of late afternoon muted the colors all around us. Outside the windows of my SUV, snowy pines and red barns flashed past. We were headed, I think, to another friend’s house for dinner. Except for the soft sound of […]
Pope Francis’ View of Truth
In the recent Letter of Pope Francis to the new Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, I was particularly struck by two points made by Francis about the mission of the Dicastery: one, to promote theological knowledge rather than pursuing possible doctrinal errors; two, he cites from Evangelii Gaudium (40) that […]
St. Anthony Mary profoundly demonstrated the beautiful virtues of purity and humility
St. Anthony Mary practiced his devotion to the Passion publicly, as he carried the cross through the streets and squares, together with his religious, and by his fervent prayers and exhortations brought wicked men back to the way of salvation.
Synod 2023: Reversing Vatican II?
The first words of the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church—one of the council’s two most important texts—signaled a decisive development in Catholic self-understanding. Continue Reading »
“The Hidden Treasure of the Church”: Major New Polish Film on the TLM
Above: Bishop Jan Paweł Lenga commenting on the Latin Mass. On May 13, 2023, an organization called Trudno Być Katolikiem (It’s Hard to Be Catholic) released a Latin Mass documentary in Polish (with English subtitles) called The Hidden Treasure of the Church. Professionally produced, involving dozens of priests and laity, and clocking in at one […]
St. Anthony Mary profoundly demonstrated the beautiful virtues of purity and humility
St. Anthony Mary practiced his devotion to the Passion publicly, as he carried the cross through the streets and squares, together with his religious, and by his fervent prayers and exhortations brought wicked men back to the way of salvation.Read More
Patriarch Pizzaballa reacts to ongoing violence in Jenin
Reacting to the Israeli operation on Jenin Refugee Camp, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, warns that there will be many more victims if the issue of Palestinian self-determination with their own State is not resolved. Read all
‘National icons’: Catholics praise Mexicans feeding migrants on dangerous train route
Since 1995, a group of women has given food to passing migrants on a dangerous train crossing from Mexico to the U.S. Las Patronas are committed to “knowing God through the migrant.”