By Russell Shaw
“How are people supposed to defend the church now? How can people even hold up their heads and say they’re Catholics?”
8/23/18
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By Fr. Robert J. Wagner
As Christians, the main purpose in our lives on earth is to gain eternity in heaven.
8/13/18
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
One of the beatitudes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is "Blessed are the poor in spirit."
8/13/18
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By Michelle M. Francl
When friends and colleagues find out I work with the Vatican Observatory, their first reaction is often surprise that the Catholic Church supports a scientific research institute, particularly one that studies astronomy.
8/13/18
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Deacons Nicholas LaDuca and Paul Ochenkowski recently joined Catholic Herald staff for a conversation about their recent experience meeting up with more than 1,300 deacons from around the nation during the recent National Congress in New Orleans.
8/10/18
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By Elizabeth Foss
When I wear my mother-of-nine badge, one question I frequently get is, “If you could change any parenting decision you ever made, what would it be?”
8/7/18
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By Christina Capecchi
Janet Easter is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions as she arranges a bouquet in her backyard, and she is unfazed.
8/3/18
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By Russell Shaw
Soon Washington will again be offering the world the spectacle of one of the things it does best (or worst): a contested Senate confirmation hearing.
8/3/18
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By Fr. Matthew Zuberbueler
In these weeks of summer, the church brings to our attention the very special teaching of Jesus in chapter 6 of St. John’s Gospel. This Sunday, we find crowds of satisfied people who are ready to be satisfied again.
7/31/18
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The gift of faith for Christians
Faith is a gift. We must return to this reality over and over as Christians. When St. Peter professed his faith in Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Our Lord testified that this revelation was the fruit of a grace: “For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father” (Mt 16:17).