Scott's Catholicism Blog

As we prepare to celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord and look beyond it to the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, it is appropriate that we celebrate this ... Read More

A reader writes: What are Rogation days? Are they the same as Ember Days? How did they get started? What an interesting question, and an appropriate one, too, since today--April 25--is known ... Read More

Almost three decades ago, Pope John Paul II made his first apostolic journey to the United States. Young for a pope--he was only 59--he inspired America's youth in a ... Read More

On Thursday, April 17, I reported that a Senate Democrat was apparently blocking a resolution honoring Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of his apostolic journey to the United States. ... Read More

Sunday, April 20, 2008, the sixth and final day of Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey to the United States, is perhaps his busiest, even with only two events (in ... Read More

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, the second day of Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic visit to the United States, was also his 81st birthday. Now, on April 19, we celebrate ... Read More

Friday, April 18, 2008, the fourth day of Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey to the United States, may seem leisurely by comparison with the previous day's schedule, which included ... Read More

It's been a common practice for many years for Congress to pass a resolution honoring important figures (particularly religious ones) when they visit the United States. As Timothy P. ... Read More

Thursday, April 17, 2008, the third day of Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey to the United States, is also his busiest, with three public events planned (check the links ... Read More

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, is not only the first full day of Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey to the United States; it's also his 81st birthday. (When John ... Read More

April 15 may be Tax Day for most Americans, but in 2008, it has another meaning for American Catholics. At 4 P.M., Pope Benedict XVI will arrive at Andrews ... Read More

When you go to Mass, do you ever consider the sacrifice that your priest made in order to serve the Church and the faithful? Sunday, April 13, 2008, is ... Read More

A reader writes: Why do Catholics only receive the host and not the wine during Holy Communion? I watch Mass on television and never see Catholics receive anything but the ... Read More

A visitor to the About.com Catholicism Forum writes: I am not Catholic; I was baptized and confirmed in a Lutheran church. I have been attending Catholic Mass with my girfriend and ... Read More

In response to last week's reader question about how much of the Mass we're required to attend in order to meet our Sunday duty, a reader writes: Some of us pre-Vatican ... Read More

In late March, newspapers across the United States carried the sensational headline that a man was pregnant. The story, of course, was much more mundane, but it took a ... Read More

On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died, after serving 27 years as the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. His pontificate was the second-longest in history. On April ... Read More

Holy Thursday, the day on which Catholics celebrate the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper, falls most often in April, and so it is no ... Read More