O Gracious Lord Jesus, I, a sinner, presuming not on my own merits, but trusting in thy goodness and mercy, fear and tremble in drawing
What happened to the New Evangelization? It was all the rage for a while. The term “new evangelization” has been cropping up in papal exhortations
Lately I’ve been on a cleaning spree! Door knobs, window sills, nooks, crannies, and everything in between have gotten a major scrubbing. Soap, water, and
Plato, Aristotle, and Thomas Aquinas all taught that God is truth, goodness and beauty. To seek what is true, what is good, or what is
In response to a 2019 Pew Study that showed only 30 percent of Catholics believe in the Real Presence, the United States Conference of Catholic
“1 in 4 Abortion Patients is Catholic,” read a well-planned professionally executed projection of an evil statistic onto the tower of the Basilica of the
Anxiety continues to imprison many, even with the reopening of much of our country. I recently ran across an acquaintance from my parish in a
The ardent devotion of Filipino Catholics to the Child Jesus (Santo Niño), the Black Nazarene, the Blessed Virgin, and the saints cannot be underestimated. In
With churches now closed for over a month, more and more Catholics are becoming accustomed to ‘attending Mass’ via live-stream. But as I watched my
The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along. This is true even with Catholic
Pew Research’s recent study revealing that a majority Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence but instead believe that consecrated bread and wine are
The family celebrations are over. The guests are gone, and we are getting back to the daily routines of life. Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops estimates that some 30,000 people came into the Church at the Easter Vigil Masses this year. That is
Tantum ergo Sacramentum Down in adoration falling veneremur cernui;