We’ll soon be back to Ordinary Time, quizzicians. And summer is soon upon us. So chillax, my friends, and learn more about your faith while you’re at it! 1) SAINTHOOD Which of these is the correct progression to sainthood in the Catholic Church? a) Venerable, servant of God, blessed, saint b) Servant of God, venerable, […]
Archives for June 2026
Jenna Marie Cooper: Bishops can delegate confirmation duties
Question corner Q: This past week a member of our parish was confirmed at Sunday Mass, but it was just our parish priest who did the confirmation. I always thought confirmation had to be done by a bishop? Is it allowed for a priest to confirm, or was the recent confirmation at my parish an […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Through the Eucharist, Jesus nourishes us
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 This weekend the church celebrates the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or as perhaps it is better known by its Latin translation, Corpus Christi. The first reading is from the Book of Deuteronomy, one […]
Christina Capecchi: Tapping into goodness
Twenty Something It’s Wednesday morning on Lower Grey Cloud Island, a wooded retreat tucked 15 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota. The world feels lush and fertile, birdsong rising through a canopy of maples. An old wooden shed sits in dappled sunlight. Inside, a cupboard stores jars of maple syrup — quarts, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: Listening before defending
Embracing Family When our child comes crying to us about something said or done on the playground, our instinct is often to defend them and wonder, “How dare someone hurt my child!” Let’s pause and breathe. Since none of our children are saints, it’s likely that one of them contributed to, or even caused, the […]
Ken Craycraft: A Christian view of freedom
Public Square Writing to the church at the ancient city of Galatia (in modern Turkey), St. Paul the Apostle declared, “For Freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1). St. Paul was addressing the specific issue of whether, and to what extent, […]
Pope defends church reform amid rift with traditionalists
By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition. During his May 27 general audience in St. […]
Church celebrates seafarers to show ‘they’re not forgotten’
By Kurt Jensen OSV News Discipleship begins by simply saying yes. That was the message of Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Frank R. Schuster, bishop promoter of the Stella Maris ministry, at the annual Maritime Day Mass in Washington. Stella Maris, also known as the Apostleship of the Sea, is the international Catholic organization for the social […]