God promised to save us through His Son and restore our Life with Him…

A central claim God made after Adam and Eve’s fall is that he would return. The anticipation of this claim I propose left Adam and Eve somewhat stunned that an infinite God would display such merciful love after Adam and Eve’s decision to reject God as Father, Creator, and Lord. From the onset of the […]

Jared Staudt on Respect Life Radio: ‘Marriage is meant to be fruitful…’…

“Marriage is really a decision to love the other, in the sense of putting the other first,” said R. Jared Staudt, Catholic father, teacher, writer, speaker and Benedictine oblate dedicated to helping others to experience and embrace the vibrant tradition of Catholic life. “And when you do that, it’s fruitful. Marriage is meant to be […]

John Finnis, ​Peter Ryan and Robert George: ‘The DDF’s pair of documents creates a large new obstacle’ for pastors and evangelizers…

n December 18, the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released Fiducia Supplicans. That Declaration stated that priests may spontaneously bless couples in “irregular” situations—e.g., “remarried” or same-sex couples—within certain limits. Those limits were supposed to protect the Church’s witness to her teachings on sexual ethics and marriage, truths knowable by reason […]

‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Signals Further Divisions Within Catholic Church…

If the Vatican is serious about not allowing its recent controversial guidance on blessings for same-sex couples to lead to further confusion and division in the Catholic Church, experts worry that a vital element is still missing from its approach: enforcement. Since Fiducia Supplicans was released on Dec. 18, several priests have apparently defied the […]

Welcome your guardian angel — he’s stuck with you…

Somewhere along the way I developed a relationship with my own personal guardian angel which goes beyond rattling off the “Angel of God” prayer. I think I first noticed this in my mid-30s, which is about the time I finally realized that I could not simply bull my way through life on my own strength. […]

Trump romps in Iowa, a traditional stronghold for social conservatives

President Donald Trump. / Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 22:00 pm (CNA). The results of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are powering a strong start to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to return to the White House. As of just after 10 p.m on Monday Trump was winning 53 percent support […]