Is Francis the last pope? The problem with the dubious ‘prophecy’ of St. Malachi ...
You may have heard of St. Malachy, but perhaps not for his holy life. He is a real saint, born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1094, and became the bishop there in 1032. He restored discipline to the Church in Armagh, and he died in 1148 in the arms of his fellow saint, the great Bernard of Clairvaux, a Doctor of the Church.
Cardinal Becciu’s Return? A Test of Nerve and Norms for the Cardinals in the Conclave...
Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s decision to assert the right to participate in the upcoming conclave has struck many observers as the latest in a litany of logically and factually questionable statements from the former sostituto and prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. However, while his legal right, or lack thereof, to enter a conclave would appear to be straightforward...
Harvard Catholic Forum: The Saving Truth of Scripture...
This talk at the Harvard Catholic Forum on April 4 highlights the rich and bidirectional relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament, showing how the saving truth of Holy Scripture is revealed as the foundation on which humanity can fully know itself.
Watch: Delivering Mail by Jumping From a Moving Boat...
Why the Transfiguration Is the Key to Understanding the Kingdom of God...
These meditations will look at each of the Luminous Mysteries in terms of their theological significance and their offering of the Kingdom — a share in God’s own divinity and light as “partakers of the Holy Spirit” (Hebrews 6:4). It is by desiring the heavenly goods of the Kingdom which these mysteries offer to us...
Watch What It’s Like to Fight a House Fire — From a Firefighter’s GoPro...
He Is Risen! But His Followers Still Suffer in Nigeria...
Happy Easter! Alleluia! Christians around the world are celebrating the miraculous events of almost 2000 years ago: that Jesus of Nazareth was raised to a new and glorious life after having been crucified, dead, and buried. This joyful event was understood as the proof that His seemingly shameful death on a cross was actually the culmination of a life-long sacrifice to God the Father.
Looking Back on a Pontificate...
During the March 2013 interregnum following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI, and in the conclave itself, proponents of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, as Benedict’s successor described him as an orthodox, tough-minded, courageous reformer who would clean the Vatican’s Augean stables while maintaining the theological and pastoral line that had guided the Church since John Paul II’s election in 1978: dynamic orthodoxy in service to a revitalized proclamation of the Gospel, in a world badly needing the witness and charity of a Church of missionary disciples.
I Know Pain. Christ Gives it Meaning. Francis Helped the World See This...
Pope Francis battled to the end. He fought through his great suffering. The way he died showed the real measure of the man. Amazing how one moment in an 88-year life can be so defining, so inspiring. He didn’t die alone. Jesus was with him till his last breath. Mary, too, watched over him. He showed us how suffering can be noble — how life is still valuable even in the last hours.
I worked for Pope Francis. Here is what he was really like...
God rest the Pope. Here’s what comes next...
A ‘Holy Tailgate’: Notre Dame Students Camp Out for ‘Vigil of the Vigil’...
Breath of New Life: A Reflection on the Second Sunday of Easter...
Pope Francis and the End of the Imperial Papacy [NYTimes Paywall]...
Pope Francis to Be Buried at St. Mary Major Basilica Following Saturday Funeral...
Watch: Vatican releases minute-long video of the traditional sealing of the papal apartment...
Cardinal Becciu Wants to Vote in Conclave Despite Being Ineligible...
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is insisting he is eligible to vote in the coming conclave despite having resigned from his rights as a cardinal and his subsequent conviction for embezzlement and other crimes which he is currently appealing. In April 22 comments to local Italian media as he left his native Sardinia for Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral, Cardinal Becciu said...
One thing the modern Supreme Court can agree on is disagreeing over religion...
With Pierced Hands, Jesus Folded the Last Sign of Death — and Walked Into New Life...
Humanities Syllabus for April: Healing and Purification...
Moving from Lent to Easter may be the hardest transition of the liturgical year. As our 40-day fast gives way to the feasting of our celebration of the Resurrection, we can lose our spiritual focus. Without the urgency of prayer and penance, the joy of Jesus’s victory may pass us by. During the season of Lent, we embraced the Cross...
Warren Hern Retires, Closing One of America’s Most Notorious Late-Term Abortion Clinics...
What’s the difference between classical and modern ‘progressive’ education?
From the USCCB: Liturgical Resources for the Death of Pope Francis...
The World’s Spiritual Director...
Pope Francis died early Easter Monday, less than twelve hours after the last evening Masses had been offered in Roman parishes. On Easter Sunday evening, the assigned Gospel passage is from Luke 24, in which the disciples on the road to Emmaus meet the Risen Jesus. When the late Holy Father’s body is transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on April 23, Emmaus will be read again at Masses offered there, the assigned passage for Easter Wednesday.
Pope Francis and the Elephant Man...
He was hideous. With an oversized skull that bulged forth frontally with multi-lobed bony protuberances, a chin that jutted rightward dragging his mouth down in a permanent frown, scales and scars dominating half of his face, and awkward wisps of hair pronouncing (and not obscuring) his deformity, John Merrick seemed a monstrosity...
What Artificial Intelligence and Celebrating Easter Have in Common...
We need to garden, now, more than ever. Two diverse things can bring this into focus for us today: artificial intelligence, and celebrating Easter. What is called artificial intelligence (hereafter, AI) is swiftly and steadily making its way into our life in obvious and not so obvious ways. I will not attempt a fuller analysis of the dangerous effects of AI, nor will I address the thorny question of its legitimate uses...
Convicted Cardinal Becciu Claims Conclave Voting Rights; Vatican Said ‘No’...
Pope Francis’ Legacy: A Papacy Rooted in God’s Mercy...
As all in the Catholic Church pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis and begin the assessment of his life and papal legacy, it’s essential to begin with how he himself viewed his life and divine calling. He summed it up at the very moment his pontificate began. After a pope exceeds the requisite number of votes in a conclave, he is formally asked...
Are popes hit on the head when they die? And is there a special hammer for that?
Pope Francis, the 265th successor to Peter, has died, and in the upcoming weeks the eyes of the world will be on the Catholic Church. This follows one of the most fruitful seasons of conversion in my experience, with many places reporting twice as many people entering the church as in previous years. First, let me offer my prayers for the soul of the Holy Father, and for the Cardinal electors to follow the promptings of the Spirit...
This papal interregnum is a special time for Catholics to think, and act, like Catholics...
St. Thomas Aquinas explains what a genuine miracle is, as opposed to other astonishing events...
How the Resurrection Guides our Prayers for Pope Francis...
Of Course, Pope Francis Waited for Easter to Die...
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