A reflection given at the Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 22. As we pray the Stations together I suspect that, like me, most of you...

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 ...

Some months ago, the Catholic television network, EWTN, interviewed Cardinal Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. At the time, of course, neither the ...

While I certainly didn't expect Cardinal Bergoglio to be elected Pope, I did, however, expect to be surprised. And for me, at least, his...

Pope Francis celebrated his first Mass as Pope on Thursday afternoon in the Sistine Chapel. This Missa pro Ecclesiae was celebrated with ...

Pope Francis greets Rome and the World. Yes, we have a Pope! And he is Pope Francis, the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Ca...

We have a new Pope, although the world does not yet know his name. Like so many others I'm sitting here at home glued to the TV screen i...

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

Readings: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145; Jn 5:17-30 The other day, while running a bunch of errands in the car, I happened to hear a radio preacher...

Okay, it's time for a little levity amid all the in-depth commentary and oh-so-serious prognostications by the wags and pundits who have...

The Church remains "Pope-less" this evening after the electors of the College of Cardinals took their first secret ballot and, as ...

Readings:  Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 It’s a wonderful story isn’t it? The parable of the prodigal son is rea...

Garry Willa Garry Wills, one of those professional non-Catholic Catholics who likes nothing about the Church and so wants to change ever...

Obamacare is coming! Obamacare is coming! And we're all supposed to be thrilled now that our healthcare decisions will be made as much b...

Every so often I glance around the world and take note of the growing persecution of Christians. It's not a particularly pleasant task, ...

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 ...

A little " Clerihew " I wrote for Hugo... Hugo Chavez, dictator, Was really a traitor. And now that he's dead Nothing mor...

Daily report. One of my favorite websites -- The Catholic Thing -- is offering a Daily Conclave Report , written by Robert Royal, which wi...

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...