Ok, What’s a Scapular?
Fr Boniface D’Souza OCD – Originally it was a practical garment. A scapular was a type of work apron, consisting...
July 2017
Harry Potter still Captivates Fans and Starts Theological Conversations
Two decades since the publication of its first book, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling continues to draw countless...
Cardinal Muller denies false account of papal meeting
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office denied reports claiming he was dismissed by Pope Francis due to differences...
Holy Land Franciscans Build Interreligious Bridge with Buddhist Camp
A group of more than 30 Buddhist children, ages 7 to 18, from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp in...
Why Do We Remain Catholic?
Joel Davidson from the US examines the reasons for the falling numbers of faithful in the Catholic Church There is...
How Shopping Robs Us of Freedom
Here’s a quiz. Who said this: “Too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is...
The Cardinal Pell Dilemma
In responding to the disgrace of sexual abuse of minors by Church personnel and their cover-up in many dioceses throughout...
Q-and-A on the Vatican’s Recent Instruction on Bread, Wine for Communion
The Vatican recently published a circular letter, “On the bread and wine for the Eucharist,” sent to diocesan bishops at...
Bishops to South Sudan: Declare Bankrupcy
The head of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference challenged South Sudan to admit it is bankrupt after it failed to...
