Posted by Megan Muhich
I have heard that curiosity can be considered a vice. That doesn’t make any sense to me. The advances of science, technology, and social reforms wouldn’t have happened if people had suppressed their natural desire to venture into the unknown and ask questions that challenged the status quo. It ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
By Rhina GuidosCatholic News Service A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love.” Brandt Jean, the younger brother of murder victim Botham Jean, hugs former Dallas police officer ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
It is difficult to return to realities that are painful. We want relief and resolution. We don’t like pain or suffering. The expression “no pain no gain” may be a helpful sports mantra, but not so much when we are facing what seems insurmountable.
Bishop Paul SirbaFiat Voluntas Tua ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
By Deacon Kyle EllerThe Northern Cross “It’s definitely autobiographic,” Father Kevin McGoldrick, the headliner at this year’s Built Upon a Rock Fest Sept. 14, said about his opening song, “Square Peg,” which talks about being the proverbial square peg in a round hole. After an evening of overcast skies ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
Thirty-one dead in 24 hours. Again and again, since the Columbine High School massacre, we have had to endure the mass killing of our citizens by fellow citizens, the latest tragedies being those in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Betsy KneepkensFaith and Family
How much more are we ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
One of the blessings of praying the Liturgy of the Hours consistently is that every day it puts the language of praise on our lips. Deacon Kyle EllerMere Catholicism
Of all the elements of prayer, I find praise the most difficult. For me, it comes naturally to ask forgiveness, ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
Of the many feast days we will celebrate in the month of September, one stands out for me: Sept. 23, the feast of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, priest. “Padre Pio” was born Francesco Forgione in 1887 in the small town of Pietrelcina, Italy. He died on Sept. 23, 1968, at the ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
By Tom DermodyGuest columnist
As schools reopen and parishes gear up for religious education and RCIA classes, a new survey shockingly shows that many Catholics need to return to second grade, the year most of us received our first holy Communion. Before that most special day, we were taught repeatedly that ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
The Thomistic Institute in Washington has launched "Aquinas 101," a free online video course that instructs interested viewers in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. This is the poster for the upcoming video series "Aquinas 101" being launched by the Washington-based Thomistic Institute. The free online course will made ... Read More »
Posted by Megan Muhich
"Crying out to the world for solidarity," leaders of the Latin American bishops' council urged international action to save the Amazon rainforest as massive fires continued to burn. Fires burning in the Amazon rainforest are pictured from space by the geostationary weather satellite GOES-16 Aug. 21. Leaders of the ... Read More »
