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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree,the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?”He answered, “I heard you in the garden;but I was …
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Catechism of the Catholic Church—What the Catholic Church believes about Mary …
What the Catholic Church believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ. – Catechism of the Catholic Church, par. 487
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Leading Mariologists Publish Scathing Critique of Vatican Note on Mary’s Titles
jannoon028The Blessed Mother and the Child Jesus. In a lengthy response, the International Marian Association Theological Commission highlights what it sees as significant errors and omissions in the Vatican’s controversial …
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Bioethicist provides blueprint for combating the consumerist throwaway culture
(Image: Photographee.eu | us.fotolia.com) On this continent and abroad, governments are increasingly debating, and often passing into law, a so-called “right to die.” This faux right is the permission for, …
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Scholar Carrie Gress warns feminism has become a ‘megachurch’ replacing faith, family and Christian virtue…
An author of 11 books, including an upcoming title on feminism, says the movement has evolved into a kind of secular “megachurch” with its own doctrines, rituals and moral code …
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Why I am not (quite, yet) a Traditionalist…
Imagine that you are a young bachelor, having lunch with an old friend who has just married. Wreathed in smiles, radiating joy, he asks you: “Isn’t my wife the most …
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Lose the Distractions This Advent…
What can you learn from a preacher who wore a camel’s hair cloak while eating locusts and wild honey Plenty. In this week’s Gospel, John the Baptist gives us the …
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‘Peace is possible,’ Pope Leo XIV says after visits to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the Angelus on December 7, 2025. | Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 7, 2025 / 09:00 …
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New print journal for ‘intellectual Catholic women’ to be released in April
Promo photo for the The Better Part Journal of shadows of Madonna lilies for the Blessed Virgin Mary. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Heidi Bollich-Erne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 7, …
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You heard of the popemobile, now meet the papal lawn mower
Pope Leo XIV receives an electric lawn mower from Czech manufacturer Swardman during a general audience in mid-November 2025. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Swardman Rome Newsroom, Dec 7, 2025 …