Tomorrow is The Festival of Ascension and it sits between the two festivals of Easter and Pentecost. Easter is when we celebrate the resurrected Jesus, and Pentecost is when we celebrate God’s Spirit ...

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1). Our Christian children have it easy. That is, they have it easy when it comes to life’s biggest question. Where did creation ...

Many Christians in the West have a fundamental misunderstanding of the very goal of their faith, according to New Testament ...

Easter Sunday, 8:30 and 10:00. PALM SUNDAY - 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY - potluck at 6:15 p.m., worship at 7:00 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY - Stations of the Cross at noon, worship at 7:00 p.m. EASTER DAY ...

At Christmastime, we’re surrounded by sights and sounds that remind us not only that God loves us but also all of his creation. It was Psalm 98 that sent the English poet Isaac Watts to his desk in ...

Dear Lord: Save us from many “Bible scholars.” I recently addressed one of these, of the sort who denies biblical inspiration, and sees alleged ‘biblical contradictions” at every turn of a Bible page.

The Gospel for Christmas Mass at dawn reminds us that distinctions of “sacred and profane,” of “divine and secular” are constructs of the human imagination. In Luke’s mind, God never intended the ...

Our contemporary social and ecological challenges clearly call for significant changes in the way we live. But they also call for substantive changes in who we are. This means that although lifestyle ...

Matthew Becklo discusses his new book and its themes, from polarization and the present spiritual crisis to 'heaven-earth dilemmas' and the 'great balance to Catholic thought.' L to R: Author Matthew ...

Are you sure you don’t want to ask me about Santa? The religious teachings about heaven and hell are based upon the beliefs that we are made up of material bodies and immaterial souls. This means that ...

Those consecrated to Jesus through Mary seek to heighten prayerful recourse to Mary's motherly nurturing, advocacy and mediation for sanctification and the coming of God's Kingdom by inspiring fuller ...