Synod boss Cardinal Hollerich claims infallible Church teaching “can be changed” but it has to be done “one step at a time”...
The relator-general of the global synod on synodality, Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, backed this week the incremental and “tactful” progress towards the ordination of women to the priesthood. The cardinal, who is also Archbishop of Luxembourg, was appointed by Pope Francis to oversee the collection and synthesis of discussion and responses during the multi-year synodal process, due to reconvene in Rome in October.
What You Need to Know About the New Vatican Norms on Marian Apparitions and Supernatural Phenomena...
On Friday, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a document titled Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena. Accompanying the document was a note by Cardinal Victor Fernández — the head of the DDF — introducing it and explaining the reasons why it was written. This document revised, replaced and expanded a previous document...
May the Holy Spirit guide and strengthen our personal Pentecost to speak and live well in Jesus’ name...
As he walked the earth after his resurrection for forty days, Jesus provided the gift of his presence to everyone who encountered him. This selfless Act of faith was part of Jesus’ post-resurrection mission to reassure His Apostles and disciples that they would not be alone after his ascension to heaven...
Servant of God Chiara Corbella’s Beatification Cause to Take a Step Forward in June...
‘Be grateful’ might sound like an overblown slogan. But it’s a simple truth: Gratitude leads to joy...
Gratitude makes us happier and healthier. That said, I have some difficulty expressing gratitude, especially as a person who tends toward the melancholic and the critical. This trait can be useful when writing academic papers, but it is often less helpful in close relationships. And so, while scientific studies on gratitude often impress me, they do not always move me to practice gratitude more.
The appointment of Venerable Jérôme Lejeune was one of John Paul II’s signature moves...
Signature appointments capture the essence of a pope. As St. John Paul the Great had Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger for doctrine and Cardinal Francis George in Chicago, Pope Francis has Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez for doctrine and Cardinal Blase Cupich in Chicago. Such signatures, which are good subjects for handwriting analysis, reveal a great deal about the authors.
Germany Now a ‘Mission Country,’ Bishop Bätzing Says Amid Declining Catholic Numbers...
Father Robert Spitzer’s 4 Levels of Happiness and Your Path to Personal Flourishing...
How We Got Concussions So Wrong...
Pope Francis: ‘We Entrust Mothers to the Protection of Mary, Our Heavenly Mother’...
10 Life-Changing Daily Rules of Life, From St. John XXIII...
Did Egyptian monks pave the way for St. Patrick?
The book opens like a mystery novel. The year is 2006. An Irish farmer, digging for peat, notices an odd shape in his bucket. Looking carefully, he discovers that it is a very old book. Bringing it to experts, he learns that it is a psalter, more than a thousand years old, written on papyrus, bound in leather...
Priest Plunges School Into Darkness to Save Children From Marauding Gunmen...
Vatican’s new norms will make it easier to decide on Medjugorje, says Cardinal Fernández ...
Full Text: Harrison Butker’s Commencement Address at Benedictine College...
Changing How Our Children Do Dating...
How our young people date is problematic; and I’m not talking about the mainstream habits of a ‘hookup culture.’ I mean young people from families with traditional values, where preparing for marriage and waiting for marriage are implicit, accepted goods. It is not surprising that we have a problem...
Which ‘spirituality’ is for you? Here’s a good place to start...
One of the confusing things about spiritual growth is how to figure out exactly what particular approaches or procedures we ought to follow to foster that growth. We may come across various particular devotions or spiritual exercises, some of which may...
The Carrington Lights, the News, and Kendrick the Intercessor?
I hope a lot of you enjoyed seeing the aurora borealis over the weekend, if the phenomenon could be seen where you live. Here in Colorado, we’ve had a lot of cloud cover for the past few nights, and despite the solar storm that put them in reach for much of the country, the Northern Lights were never going to be especially visible from here anyhow.
What did St. Athanasius mean when he said, ‘God became man so that man might become God?’...
Athanasius is the one who almost single-handedly saved Christianity from abandoning the Apostolic understanding of the Trinity when Arius tried to sway bishops away from following the Council of Nicaea. The Athanasian kerygma (key proclamation of the Gospel) is a powerful statement that restores the real mystery of Christianity, a mystery that must be lived to be understood. But can he be trusted on this topic of divinization?
Pro-Life Activist Lauren Handy Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison Under FACE Act...
A Lesson in Kenosis from the Solar Eclipse...
The Feast of the Annunciation and the solar eclipse happened on the same day this year, April 8, and it was one of the most memorable days of my life. Part of the reason for me writing this essay is to get all my thoughts out, because I can’t stop thinking about it, and I can’t stop talking about it. Even when I haven’t planned to do so, I wind up mentioning the eclipse in homilies...
Scrupulosity: When Piety Becomes an Affliction...
Pope Meets Head of Divided Syro-Malabar Church, Tells Kerala’s Faithful: ‘Unity Is a Duty’...
What is love? Love is to will the good of the other. But what does that mean?
Beethoven, Garth Brooks and Tom Brady Converge at the Vatican...
Being a pilgrim is not easy, as Dorothy Day shows...
We once had a pastor who often, almost in every homily, described the Christian life as a “journey.” The word’s a good go-to image for the Christian life, but it’s not the best one. The Christian life isn’t just a journey, though, it’s a particular type of journey. By itself, the image says that you’re moving but not where you’re going and why...
Wise men listen when hypocrites speak. We’re all at least slightly hypocritical, but Christ still calls us to speak of his mercies...
“I have a question,” my student said ominously as he sat in the chair in my office. I braced internally and probably externally—my heart is worn on my whole demeanor. When he asked it, I was relieved: “How can I be a theology major and keep sinning?” You can’t go for long in Christian life without discovering what St. John Henry Newman meant when he said, “To know is one thing, to do is another; the two things are altogether distinct.”
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