Novena of the Week: The Rosary
Friday September 28, 2012
The rosary used to be a part of the daily prayer life of most Catholics, but like so many other prayers (the Morning Offering, Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity) ... Read More
A Catholic Case for Obama?
Tuesday September 25, 2012
Back in the early 1990's, when I was doing my graduate work in the Department of Politics at the Catholic University of America, one of my professors was Stephen Schneck. ... Read More
The 16-Bit Catholic Podcast Rides Again!
Tuesday September 25, 2012
A few months ago, I had the privilege of appearing twice on a relatively new Catholic podcast created by Dustin Faber. Dustin chose the title The 16-Bit Catholic to reflect ... Read More
Novena of the Week: A Prayer of Saint Jerome for Christ's Mercy
Friday September 21, 2012
Saint Jerome, one of the four original Western doctors of the Church, is perhaps best known for translating the Bible from Greek (the Septuagint) into Latin (the Vulgate). A brilliant ... Read More
Cleaning Our Spiritual House
Friday September 21, 2012
The Catholic Church celebrates the changes of the seasons through the practice of the Ember Days, a time of prayer, fasting, and abstinence that helps focus our thoughts on the ... Read More
Saint Matthew, the First Evangelist
Friday September 21, 2012
September 21 is the feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Traditionally, Saint Matthew's Gospel was regarded as the earliest of the four Gospels, though scholars today tend to place ... Read More
Where Charity and Love Prevail
Friday September 21, 2012
On Sunday, September 21, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass and dedicated a new altar at the cathedral of San Pancrazio in Albano, Italy. He used his homily at the ... Read More
"Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole"
Tuesday September 18, 2012
A week ago today, on September 11, 2012, one of the greatest women I've ever known passed into eternal life. Had she survived until tomorrow, September 19, 2012—her 100th birthday—she ... Read More
Hope and Change: Five Years of Summorum Pontificum
Friday September 14, 2012
Five years ago today, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (also known as the Triumph of the Cross) 2007, the provisions of Pope Benedict XVI's motu ... Read More
Lift High the Cross!
Friday September 14, 2012
September 14 is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, one of the few feasts in the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar that celebrates not one, not two, but ... Read More
A Moment, Not of Silence, But of Prayer
Tuesday September 11, 2012
On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the greatest terrorist attack ever on American soil, with almost 4,000 dead. As I wrote on the tenth anniversary of that attack ... Read More
Novena of the Week: To Saint Paul for Perseverance
Tuesday September 11, 2012
When I was in college, evangelical students were fond of asking their fellow students, "If you were put on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to ... Read More
The Virgin Mary's Birthday
Saturday September 8, 2012
When was the Mother of God born?
How Should Christians Pray? Part 2: Cardinal Dolan's Prayer at the Democratic Convention
Friday September 7, 2012
On September 6, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the cardinal-archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, offered the closing benediction at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, as he had a week earlier ... Read More
Novena of the Week: A Prayer for Students
Tuesday September 4, 2012
With September well under way, here in the United States the final students are returning to school. Catholic schools usually mark that return with a Mass, but Catholic students in ... Read More
Prayer and Labor
Monday September 3, 2012
In the United States, Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer. After Labor Day, the white outfits get packed away until the spring, children return to school, and the ... Read More
September: The Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
Sunday September 2, 2012
Why has the Catholic Church traditionally dedicated the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows?