Where Is Your Line?
Genesius
April 19, AD2024
4 Comments
Several years ago, I was challenged by an acquaintance of mine. He asked me, “Where is your line?” At first, I did not understand his
Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas?
Gene M. Van Son
December 16, AD2023
14 Comments
Are you a Happy Holidays kind of person or a Merry Christmas person? If you are former, phooey on you. If you are the later,
An Inclusive Society in Which Many are Excluded
Gene M. Van Son
August 22, AD2023
14 Comments
Society must be inclusive. The dignity and natural rights of everyone must be respected. Most every human being on the planet would probably agree with
Catholic Kids in Public Schools – Tips for Parents
Mary Ennis Meo
August 17, AD2023
8 Comments
My siblings and I were blessed to attend Catholic schools for most of our education. At one point, though, my father found it necessary to
The Times Are A-Changin’-Are We?
Dom Cingoranelli
May 25, AD2023
8 Comments
“Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone for the times they are a-changin.” Bob Dylan told us that in 1964. He
Vatican II: Did Ancient Popes and Saints Violate Religious Freedom?
Rory Fox
August 6, AD2022
21 Comments
This question is prompted by views like the following: The saints have never hesitated to break idols, destroy their temples, or legislate against pagan or
Tyranny and the Religious Exemption Trap
Jerome German
April 26, AD2022
11 Comments
Last year, my niece, a civilian nuclear engineer doing work for the Navy, contacted me with questions about how she might go about preparing a
Church and Culture in Conflict
Richard Auciello
February 28, AD2022
2 Comments
If the teachings of the Church are obscure or ambiguous and in many parishes today this is precisely the situation, then how can the concerned
Bishops Caving in to Secularism, Modernism, and Scientism
Guest Contributor
February 13, AD2022
16 Comments
By Michael Vance One has to wonder what’s wrong with some of our Catholic prelates these days. Instead of trying to save souls they seem
The Two Essential Signs of a Thriving Parish
Peter Darcy
January 19, AD2022
15 Comments
Half a century of sitting in Catholic parishes and getting assaulted by painful attempts at relevance qualifies me to reflect on what a thriving parish
Doing the Work of the Devil
Dom Cingoranelli
December 2, AD2021
48 Comments
“Whoever deters souls from frequent Communion is doing the work of the devil.” Thus says St. John of Avila, as quoted by St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Of Course Churches Are Burning
Genesius
September 22, AD2021
8 Comments
Catholic Churches in the United States and Canada and even in other parts of the world are under assault. But one must look hard to
To Vax or Not to Vax – is the Covid Confusion Driving You Crazy?
Gene M. Van Son
August 28, AD2021
70 Comments
As if the world didn’t have enough problems we now have Covid confusion. It would be nice if the only options were vax, don’t vax,
A Sure Path to Civil Strife
Maurice Williams
August 25, AD2021
8 Comments
We live in a nation that once cherished absolute truth. Absolute truth is a sure guide for any society because it is grounded in God,
Nazarene Fund’s Mission of Rescue
Genesius
August 23, AD2021
5 Comments
After 15 years of fragile stability, Afghanistan has fallen back into chaos. As has already been widely reported, once the United States pulled its troops
Kakure Kirishitan – the Hidden Christians of Japan
Charlette Mills
February 23, AD2021
4 Comments
How have you been managing without access to Mass? Have you been watching mass streamed online or on television? Or perhaps instead of that you
Do It, Do It Right, Do It Right Now
Genesius
February 20, AD2021
9 Comments
Will Catholics resume going to again Mass once states lift all the COVID-19 restrictions? Or will the restrictions result in yet another decline in Mass
We Were Once a Christian People
Maurice Williams
February 13, AD2021
13 Comments
Sometimes the good things in life change so slowly that you don’t notice them changing until they’re gone. As a young boy, growing up Catholic
Satan Wants Us All To Be Secularists
Gene M. Van Son
February 3, AD2021
12 Comments
Ask some people what ‘secularism’ is and the response may be something like ‘oh, that’s just separation of church and state.’ Such a response, however,
The Future is Coming – Are You Excited?
Gene M. Van Son
October 27, AD2020
21 Comments
Most of us wonder from time to time what the future has in store for us. But as Doris Day first sang way back in
Religious Freedom: Did Vatican II Change Church Doctrine?
Rory Fox
October 7, AD2020
18 Comments
In 1965 Vatican II published Dignitatis Humanae (the Declaration on Religious Liberty). Ever since, there has been controversy about whether that document contradicted the Catholic
This We Will Defend
Tom Collingwood
July 7, AD2020
9 Comments
Every branch of the American military has a motto. “This we’ll defend” is the U.S. Army’s motto going back to the Revolution. In many respects,