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Following the Voice of the Good Shepherd: Fourth Sunday...

This Sunday’s readings teach us about the care of sheep—they need a gate to prot...

The Fine Print of Faith: Amusing Errors and Biblical Mi...

An earlier article examined how misreadings of key phrases and terminology in Ca...

“And Then What?” Fulton Sheen on Contentment Contingencies

“If I could move into that neighborhood, then I would be content.” “If I could b...

Faust, False Fire, and the Terror of Demons

On March 19, 1859, Charles Gounod’s Faust received its premiere at the Théâtre L...

Was Peter Truly the First Pope?

What Scripture Reveals for Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals Seeking Comm...

Kudos for My Guidance Director

Pope John Paul II, in his international best-seller, Crossing the Threshold of H...

The Students of the Apostles: What They Teach Us About ...

Did you know that the apostles had students? The New Testament was not the only ...

Conscience Is Not What You Think It Is, Part 2

How do we understand consciences today? Oftentimes they are used as an excuse fo...

Why a Theory of Everything Could Not Answer the Most Tr...

Since the beginning of modern science, humanity has pursued an extraordinary int...

The Old Man and the Sea: A Catholic Classic for Everyone

In the early 1990s while sitting at the bar of Bilbo’s Underground Tavern in Kal...

10 Weeks to Spiritual Advancement with St. Ignatius

About twenty years ago, I launched a program for daily life that has since chang...

We Must Build a Culture of Vocations for Young People

I was scrolling through my Instagram page for campus ministry the other day and ...

What Ecumenism Is and Is Not

In John’s Gospel, Jesus addresses the religious leaders of his day, “Amen, amen,...

God’s Hidden Plan Revealed: Third Sunday of Easter

A Scripture lesson by a mysterious Stranger on a dusty road prepares two discipl...

Translation, Transformation, and Doctrine: Theological ...

This article examines the theological and pastoral implications of translations ...

Defending the Gospels’ Human Authors

How many of us have heard a priest or professor claim that the four Gospels of M...

Our History and Hope in Divine Mercy

Jesus said to Sister Faustina: My child, life on earth is a struggle indeed; a g...

What Is Your Priority?

If you are old enough to have taken a Franklin Day Planner or a similar course t...

Revenge of the Slaves or Victory of Christ?

In an earlier article, I wrote about Satan’s temptation of our ancestors which c...

The Apparent Hypocrisy of Christ: A Tribute to Messori

Beloved and influential Catholic journalist and apologist, Vittorio Messori, pas...