Was the crucifixion of Christ a failure? During his 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S., Pope Francis gave a homily at a vespers Mass at
My friend and I stood at the bus stop, disappointed and with nothing to do. We could not see the film of our choice at
The cry for mercy has filled the lungs of the Church since her birth from the pierce side of Christ on the Cross. This cry
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a beautiful book; but it also clocks in at about nine hundred pages long; about twice the size
Summoned by Pope Francis, bishops from around the world will hold a summit at the Vatican from February 21-24, 2019. The bishops, under the leadership
As one looks across the Catholic landscape right now, one would think that we were in Lent. The Church is reeling right now from the
Many of us are aware of the current divisions among Catholics regarding the papacy of Pope Francis. On the one hand there are orthodox Catholics
To some, it may appear that the current turbulence in the See is a waffling wave action generating greater and greater swells, which leave the
Whether Pope Francis is guilty or innocent of a coverup on behalf of a criminal clergy, it is a grave injustice to the victims of those
I keep having the same exchange with my seriously Catholic friends whenever Pope Francis comes up in conversation. It goes something like this: we were
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as
The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
Pope Francis is like a canary in the coal mine, identifying toxic trends in our society, then, offering hope as he suggests Christian solutions to
Pope Francis’s recent apostolic exhortation, Gaudate et exsultate, on holiness in the modern world, initially seems to privilege charitable action over prayer and contemplation, saying
Pope Francis has my admiration because I hear the voice of love speaking through him. He always stresses God’s infinite mercy. People Accuse Pope Francis
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has written us a letter, an Apostolic Exhortation. He wrote it to us to orient us away from the world’s
On Easter Sunday my family and I shared a traditional Italian dinner with my wife’s family at the home of her parents, Gerald and Ines
Pope Francis I keep having the same exchange with my seriously Catholic friends whenever Pope Francis comes up in conversation. It goes something like this:
As Christians striving for virtue, we are all called to live in a way that reflects the Gospel message. There are various ways that we
Family: The Basic Cell of Society Catholic tradition and teaching firmly upholds the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of
To be a little simplistic, Martin McDonagh’s films tend to be preoccupied with cycles of violence, in which parties retaliate against each other for the