"There Are No Good Role Models Anymore!"
Wednesday February 28, 2007
How often do we parents complain about the lack of good role models in our society? From actors and actresses to politicians to sports stars, it's hard for us ... Read More
265 Popes . . . and Counting
Wednesday February 28, 2007
Everyone who has ever been to a Vacation Bible School has sung the old song, "Peter built the Church on the rock of his faith . . . " ... Read More
The Coffin of Christ: Found?
Monday February 26, 2007
The entertainment world was abuzz yesterday and today with the sensational claim of American movie director James Cameron that he has found the coffins of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and someone ... Read More
Where Did the Alleluia Go?
Sunday February 25, 2007
Do you ever have the feeling that something was just a bit different at Mass? Did you have that feeling today? The Catholic Church often signals changes in ... Read More
Starting Lent Off Right
Saturday February 24, 2007
A couple weeks ago, in preparation for Lent, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., Donald Wuerl, released an excellent pastoral letter on the Sacrament of Confession. The archdiocese has created ... Read More
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Fridays?
Friday February 23, 2007
Today is the first Friday of Lent, and, like all Fridays during Lent, it's a day of abstinence. All Catholics over the age of 14 are required to abstain ... Read More
Do Catholics Oppose All War?
Thursday February 22, 2007
The Iraq War has left Catholics divided, at least in the United States. (Most Catholics in Europe oppose the war.) Some American Catholics have begun to take a ... Read More
Ashes to Ashes
Wednesday February 21, 2007
It's that time of year again, when our friends and coworkers helpfully offer to wipe the black smudge off of our foreheads. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day ... Read More
Have You Been "Shriven"?
Tuesday February 20, 2007
If tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, then today must be Shrove Tuesday, the last day before our Lenten fast begins. To be shriven means to have confessed your sins and ... Read More
When Does Lent Really Start?
Monday February 19, 2007
For most Catholics, Lent begins in two days, on Ash Wednesday. For Eastern Rite Catholics, however, today is the first day of Lent (or Great Lent, as it is ... Read More
Abandon Yourself to God, Pope Benedict Urges Catholics
Friday February 16, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI released his annual Lenten Message on Monday. Concentrating on the love that Christ showed all of us through his death on the Cross, the Holy Father ... Read More
Should the U.S. Government Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research?
Thursday February 15, 2007
Over the past four years, the Bush administration has spent $122 million on embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR). All of this money has been spent on research conducted on stem-cell ... Read More