At the end of Pope Francis’s first full day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said he is doing well and is responding to treatment, and spent his...
On Thursday morning the Vatican said that Pope Francis, after being admitted to the hospital the previous day for a respiratory infection, was showing signs of improvement and had spent the morning...
After repeated calls from Canadian Indigenous communities for the Catholic Church to rescind the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery,” the Vatican has disowned that position, but stopped short of...
Did you know there’s an indulgence attached to the prayer before a Crucifix? Lent is the time year when Catholics focus especially
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Have you heard of the devotion to the Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of Saint Joseph? This prayerful meditation tells of a
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The Vatican reported that Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital for a respiratory infection on Wed., March 29. “In recent days,
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THE DISCOMFORT OF WAITING “Even before the light turned red, my hand was locked on my phone, thumbing its way to Instagram.” In the perfect story of life, the next line would probably read, “and...
It was a Thursday night, and I remember sitting on my bathroom floor weeping, thinking to myself, “I wonder how long it will take them to notice?” I was 16, newly licensed, playing high school...
It was tempting because nobody would find out. I also needed the money. And it was one paper. I remember the moment clearly, standing at my locker and contemplating the offer. $20 for a paper. My...
Palm Sunday Gospel One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,went to the chief priests and said,“What are you willing to give meif I hand him over to you?”They paid him thirty pieces of silver,
We’ve all been there. The day just isn’t going well. The culprit could be a rough night with the kiddos, bad news, or maybe you’re just in a funk and don’t know why. I don’t enjoy any of those, but...
Four years ago, my future seemed clear to me. I thought I’d spend my days living in small-town Minnesota and ministering to country parishes as their priest. I love my home state, and I love the...