Seeing Notre Dame de Paris burning and threatening to collapse is a shock that leaves everyone voiceless — including President Emmanuel Macron, who canceled a speech dealing with the social unrest in France over the past few months.
Scary prayers are prayers where even the very words you say seem to convict you.
Lent is long. It begins with such good intentions, and then it meets the challenges of everyday life.
When Pope Francis talks about evangelization, his poster child may well be an immigrant in North Dakota.
The energy was palpable at the first Virginia March for Life in Richmond April 3.
Journalists don’t always tell happy stories. But oftentimes readers have the power to change the ending.
In his exhaustive history “The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914 to 1958,” Cambridge University historian John Pollard expresses doubt whether the argument over Pope Pius XII’s response to the Holocaust is “a genuine historiographical controversy.”
The Gospel this week tells us the beloved story of the mercy of Jesus toward the woman caught in the act of adultery.
The use of altar bells during Mass is neither mandated by the church nor forbidden; it is an option but not an obligation, left to the discretion of the pastor.
Gospel Commentary: Taught by his love
In the blessed days of Holy Week, we have opportunities to enter into the events of Jesus’ “hour.” In prayer and love for him, we can accompany Jesus in these days, reliving our understanding of the great sacrifices he made for us and for all people. One simple way of entering into the Gospel accounts of the Passion is to note the many interactions Jesus has along the way. In less than a day, he will face crowds and individuals, speaking to them, loving them, teaching them and forgiving them.