I’ve had some health problems recently — nothing serious, but unpleasant. Illness can make it hard to pray. Fortunately, I don’t have to struggle alone. Mother Church has words for me when I cannot find my own. I know that every day, someone is praying for me. It might not be by name, but at […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: ‘May I miss Mass while on a cruise?’
Q: Every summer, my husband and I go on a cruise. Only one cruise line (Holland America) continues to have a priest on board to say Mass. When we travel on other cruise lines, frequently we have missed Sunday Mass because there was no priest on board and we could not get to a Catholic […]
Father John Catoir: A simple exercise in God’s love that can help many
In my 54 years as a priest, I have been privileged to give hundreds of retreats. My favorite groups were recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. I was once the director of a drug and alcoholic rehabilitation facility, Eva’s Village, in Paterson, New Jersey. It was there that I taught the theory behind the 12-step program. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Corpus Christi
Body, blood, soul and divinity 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. Feasts in the church have a dual purpose. They call Catholics to celebrate with faith […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: How the son of a president proved himself
Being the son of an American president comes with as many pressures as it does privileges, especially when you’re his first boy and you bear his name. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. felt that his dad, President Teddy Roosevelt, demanded more of him than of his three younger brothers. The boyhood levity expressed in his broad Howdy-Doody […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Pentecost
The divine Spirit descends Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feasts of the liturgical year. It is richly biblical in its background and is profoundly educational both in its own message as well as in its place in the chronology of events […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Saints alive!
When it comes to the saints, I’m drawn to those whose lives resemble mine. I can’t always figure out what Jesus would do. However, among the 8,000-plus saints, blesseds and venerables, there’s always someone suitable to my present need. Some remain friends for life. When I was eight, a Catholic neighbor gave me a tiny […]
Tony Magliano: Poverty, inequality and Pope Francis
Just think about it. According to the United Nations, approximately 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty throughout the world. Clean water and sanitation, adequate nutritious food, a safe job with fair pay, an education, medical care and a decent place to call home are unfulfilled dreams to these brothers and sisters of ours. Every […]
Viriditas: Father Edison Pamintuan, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette
Empowering others to service Two years ago, I met a longtime parishioner named Anthony Silva. He was an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist and loved serving the morning Mass. Whenever there was something that needed to be done for the good of the community, he was there. He actually took the initiative without waiting for […]
Father Kenneth Doyle : Why are the Legionaries still around?
Q Recently, some new priests were ordained for the Legionaries of Christ. I had thought that this order was being dissolved due to the scandals created by its founder, Father Marcial Maciel, who committed everything from fraud to pedophilia. Why is the order continuing when its founder was a sociopath whose life was a lie […]
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