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November 2012

November 08, 2012

Behold, I Make All Things New: Catholic Church Embraces the New Media

The times, they are a changin’. In recent years, we’ve seen the demise of print...

November 05, 2012

Behind the Scenes at Vatican II: Yves Congar Captures a Historic Moment

Yves Congar was a complex man. The New York Times, in his obituary, called him...

November 03, 2012

Catholic Prayer Fills the Crystal Cathedral

Archbishop Timothy Dolan has called the Crystal Cathedral “a blessing, not only to the Diocese...

November 01, 2012

A Homily in Stone: The National Shrine of the Little Flower

I was just a young child when I first visited the Shrine of the Little...

November 01, 2012

The Sistine Chapel: A Liturgical Classroom for the Ages

On October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI observed the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

World Series Fans: Did You Know There’s a Catholic Mass at Comerica Park?

For Major League players, weekends are devoted to baseball—and it can be pretty difficult for...

October 26, 2012

Deacon Farmer Serves Up Pumpkins, Pies and Prayer

“I carve prayers in the pumpkins when they’re small,” says Sharon Trabbic, “and as they...

October 22, 2012

The Family as Domestic Church: The Quattrocchi’s Are a Contemporary Case Study

Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi understood the need to nurture faith in their young children, and...

October 18, 2012

Pope’s New Book to Hit Shelves in Time for Christmas

The final installment of Pope Benedict XVI’s trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth will hit the...

October 12, 2012

Reimagining Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one...

October 11, 2012

Teresa of Avila: Patron of Catholic Writers and Headache Sufferers!

A Saint I Can Relate To! St. Teresa of Avila was born 500 years ago...

October 10, 2012

I Said I Liked the Novus Ordo. Mayhem Ensued.

Last week over on Facebook, I happened to mention that I had attended a Tridentine...

October 08, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #6: Monothelitism. Say THAT With Your Mouth Full!

Oh, the confusion! Last time in “Think This, Not That,” I talked about the Council...

October 07, 2012

Lepanto, the Life Chain, and the Rosary: YOU Can Make a Difference

On October 7, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary—looking back...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

100 Best Catholic Speakers Series: Dr. Janet Smith Tackles Life Issues and Bioethics

I think contraception is an insult to women…. [W]omen basically apologize for their fertility. "I'm...

September 26, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #3: Is the Holy Spirit Really God? The Trinity, As Defined in Constantinople I

The first council of Constantinople was convened in 381 A.D. in—guess where?—Constantinople. It was convened...

September 25, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #2: WAS JESUS CREATED? Answers from Nicaea

Introduction—What are we doing here? This is article #2 of a series of at...

September 25, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT: Wrestling for Truth—The Great Councils of the Church

Okay, bear with me here. I have this idea that my readers are just sitting...

September 25, 2012

The Arrogance of Brevity: Speeding Through the Councils

How does the Church resolve differences of opinion and clarify the meaning of the Scriptures? From...

September 25, 2012

St. Raphael: An Angel with Many Hats?

On September 29, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the three Archangels who have...

September 24, 2012

Is This News? German Bishops Withhold Sacraments from the “Un-baptized”

In January 2012, I wrote about the growing trend among Europeans to request that they...

September 20, 2012

More Breaking News from the Ordinariate: “A Parish Before Its Time”

A few days ago, I announced the wonderful story of Orlando’s Cathedral of the Incarnation. ...

September 17, 2012

Two Doors, Seven Locks: Preserving the Crown of Saintly King Wenceslaus

You may not know this—who thinks of St. Wenceslaus except at Christmastime?—but Friday, September 28,...

September 16, 2012

Anglican Cathedral in Orlando Becomes Catholic

It’s been five years in the making, and this morning the Cathedral of the Incarnation...

September 15, 2012

The Pencil Madonna: A Modern Rendition of Our Lady of Sorrows

Long and black, sorrowing an eighth time at the Ascension of her Son, she’s nicknamed...

September 14, 2012

The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

On September 15, we honor Mary, the Mother of God, under her title of “Our...

September 14, 2012

The Exaltation of the Cross

On September 14, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Cross. This picture,...

September 10, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer at Ground Zero

The events of September 11, 2001, touched hearts around the world. Remembering that day, Pope...

September 09, 2012

Pray at 3:00 on First Friday? Count Me In!

The Right Reverend Kieran Conry has an idea: He has called on all Catholics in...

September 07, 2012

Two Mary’s! Giotto’s “Birth of the Virgin” Raises an Interesting Question

September 8 is the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary-- and I've got...