By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
Gospel Commentary may 21 Mt 28:16-20 I always let out a sigh when I recall the ascension of Our Lord. It would have been very hard for me to watch the Lord ascend and disappear after only three short years of public ministry. I am pretty confident that I would have been confused and hurting […]
5/20/23
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By Elizabeth Foss
I am a person who is most comfortable meeting God alone. I love my quiet time. I love my spiritual reading. I even love solitary walks where I recognize him in his creation. When I ponder the ascension and the powerful effect it had on mankind, at first, I am alarmed. This mystery pushes me […]
5/19/23
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
If you enter a church and find the sanctuary decked out in red flowers, chances are that, unless it is Christmas, the parish has just celebrated confirmation. This is particularly true in spring when so many such celebrations take place in the wake of Easter. I wonder, though, if this Sacrament is in danger of […]
5/18/23
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By Peter A. Drabbant
Scrupulosity is a scourge many Christians suffer. It is an affliction that hinders one from flourishing toward a healthy and joyful Christian life. If left untreated, it can drive one simply mad. Scrupulosity belongs to the category of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a mental health condition whereby a person is plagued by obsessive thoughts often followed by […]
5/18/23
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By Steve Hemler and Craig Turner
In the mid-1800s, Jesus began appearing to future saints and mystics warning them of a small group of people who, he said, posed grave danger to humanity. This tiny group, still unknown to the world, he called “Communists.” Sister Mary of St. Peter, a Carmelite nun not well known outside of France, reportedly received a […]
5/18/23
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By Russell Shaw
If someone were to judge only by the outrageous coverage and commentary in our pro-choice media, he or she could be pardoned for supposing mifepristone is some kind of wonder drug — a cure for cancer perhaps or a tonic that reverses the aging process. As it is, though, mifepristone is an abortion pill. It […]
5/17/23
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
Like every other Catholic on the planet, I have been listening to Father Mike Schmitz’s amazing “Catechism in a Year” podcast. And, like all of those other Catholics, I listened to day 132 of that podcast, which happened to fall just a couple of days before Mother’s Day. Ironically, the reading was about Mary, our […]
5/15/23
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By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary May 14 Jn 14:15-21 As the church passes through this greatest and holiest season, that of the Lord’s resurrection, she nears at long last the culmination of Easter, the feast of Pentecost. It might seem strange to us to say that the season of Christ’s rising from the dead finds its completion in […]
5/13/23
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Servant of God Terence Cooke (1921-83) was the Archbishop of New York for 15 years (1968-83). Over the decades after his death, he is fondly remembered for his tranquility and willingness to suffer silently and without complaint from grave illness. “Meditations on Mary” (New York: Alba House, 1993), which has an Introduction from Franciscan Father […]
5/9/23
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