Readings: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18 I’m going to tell you a story; and it’s a true story. Back when I was flying off airc...

Did you hear the latest out of Germany? A Synod of German bishops and lay leaders of the Catholic Church, perhaps predictably, voted overwhe...

Readings: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 ----------------- About 30 years ago, after the United States Navy once again trans...

We live in a world in which encounters with the truth have become increasingly rare. I suppose it's all a symptom of what Pope Benedict ...

Readings: Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dan 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 _________________ Torture at the Hanoi Hilton A US Navy pilot who’d been ...

This brief video is truly remarkable. In it Piers Morgan, a nominal Catholic who disagrees with pretty much everything the Catholic Church t...

I couldn't help but notice some of the less than gracious comments in the media about Pope Benedict in the wake of his announcement in w...

Another Clerihew ...this one for our latest Pope: Kind, holy Joseph Ratzinger, Who is quite fond of hats and fur, Came to Rome first as ...

Readings: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147; Mt 5:17-19 I remember the first time one of my children openly disagreed with me. Trust me, it came as a sh...

Who's Who in the Sistine Chapel . 115 of the Church's Cardinals are expected to take part in the conclave that will elect our next H...

Pope St. Celestine V There is apparently some disagreement over how many popes have left office during the 2,000-year history of the Chu...

The cardinals of the Church have gathered in Rome, and yesterday they began a series of meetings in advance of the conclave that will take p...

Joseph Ratzinger at 38 How well do you know Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI? Here's a link to a brief ten-question quiz: Benedict Quiz ...

Today, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI became official and left the Chair of Peter vacant, the Vatican closed the Pope's Twit...

It's been almost two weeks since my last post and I've received more than a few emails from friends (and others) asking whether I...