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January 2015

January 03, 2015

Got Thirst?

In talking about St.Gregory Nazianzen in 2007, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted just what are lives...

January 03, 2015

This Is Christian Friendship

There was a beautiful testimony to Christian friendship from Saint Gregory Nazianzen -- about his...

January 01, 2015

Something about Mary

This is from the Jan. 1 entry in Divine Intimacy (available on Kindle!), vol. 1,...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Toward Eternity

It’s that changing-of-the-calendar time again. There are memories we run through. Regrets we have. Resolutions...

December 28, 2014

The Human Family, an Icon of God

Scott Hahn's new book, Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still...

December 23, 2014

‘the Visitation was a beautiful gift for all of us’

Earlier this month, the Vatican released a report assessing the lives of and challenges faced...

December 23, 2014

Yes, the Pope’s Speech Monday Is Pretty Awesome

It’s also very typical of him. Give or take a few details, it’s a great...

December 16, 2014

Advice on Giving the Gift of Peace this Christmas

From the Imitation of Christ (and today's Liturgy of the Hours): When a man humbles...

December 16, 2014

‘It is a beautiful time for religious life in the Church’

Mother Agnes M. Donovan's statement on the final report of the Apostolic Visitation. Mother Agnes...

December 16, 2014

The Visitator Is a Woman!

Just a little point. The so-called "Vatican investigation of nuns" had as its facilitator a...

December 16, 2014

U.S. Sister Talks about Freedom, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Joy

The Vatican has released its report on women religious in the United States. More about...

December 14, 2014

Did Someone Say ‘Rejoice’?

Today, the third Sunday of Advent, is known as Gaudete Sunday, Latin for “Joy.” This...

December 07, 2014

God Makes the Inconceivable Conceivable

Monday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “The...

December 07, 2014

Christ, the New Temple

In the Gospel Sunday, Jesus meets John the Baptist. Fr. Robert Barron of Word on...

December 06, 2014

St. Nicholas and the Gratuitous Generosity of God

Saturday marks the feast of St. Nicholas. The optional collect for the Mass for the...

December 04, 2014

Are We Facebook Friends with God?

Dominican priest Fr. Ambrose Little reflects on the Gospel reading for this Thursday in a...

December 04, 2014

Jesus Comes to Strengthen & Renew Creation

Dec. 4 is the feast of St. John Damascene, a Syrian who lived from around...

December 03, 2014

O God, We Love Thee

The hymn O Deus Ego Amo Te (“O God, I Love Thee”) is attributed to...

December 02, 2014

Breath of Life

My friend Fr. Steve Grunow gives a breathtakingly beautiful answer to a question Thomas L....

December 01, 2014

Why Advent?

Saint Charles Borromeo explains (hat tip, as we say, to ibreviary.com): Beloved, now is the...

December 01, 2014

Getting into the Advent Spirit

Fr. Robert Barron popped into my inbox this morning (I subscribed to this daily Advent...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

George Washington, the Blessed Mother, and #Advent

As we begin the season of Advent, Fr. Peter John Cameron writes in The Magnificat...

November 30, 2014

Deep Longing, Sure Hope

In his new book on The Feasts of the Church and how they form us...

November 27, 2014

Thanks be to God for Our Freedom from Sin in Him!

The preface for the Mass can be such a beautiful opportunity for reflection, drawing us...

November 27, 2014

Thank God

In November 2006, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on thanksgiving: In our Christian families, children are...

November 26, 2014

The Way to a Fruitful Life

Knowing that evil exists in our lives but that Christ frees us from its chains...

November 26, 2014

Going Along for a Ride with Pope Francis

By now, many have a favorite photo of Pope Francis. His moments with Vinicio Riva...

November 25, 2014

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Intercede for the Persecuted

Today (Nov. 25) we celebrate the memorial of the martyr St. Catherine of Alexandria. This...

November 25, 2014

Ferguson Sounds Alarms on the Conscience

Have that awful feeling that comes from a nation seeming to be gawking at evil...

November 24, 2014

By the Grace of God

Monday, Nov. 24 is the memorial of the martyrdom of St. Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions....