A Long Line of Holy Catechists have Served the Church
By Cindy Wooden – Throughout history and across the globe, lay catechists have been revered as saints, and many were...
Christian Living
New Marriage & Family Life Office Opens in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg
The new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) has opened in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The MFLO begins this great...
German bishop rules out general invitation to Communion at congress
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, defended the plan for “ecumenically mindful” reception of Communion in Catholic...
Catholic Actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson Begin Film on Priest’s Life
By Mark Pattison – Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: The Difference Between Mercy And Grace
Fr Ralph De Hahn reflects on the nature of God’s grace and infinite mercy. The Gospels, as a whole, breathe the spirit...
One Act of Pure Love is the Greatest Miracle Christians Can Perform
By Carol Glatz – Contemplative prayer transforms and purifies the human heart, Pope Francis said. Being contemplative in prayer is...
Joy at Quintuplets’ Baptism
When Patricia Eze jokes, “I have a full house,” she is not talking about a poker hand. On June 25,...
Mother and Daughters Work Together in Catholic Hospital
By Gregory A. Shemitz – Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a mother...
Canonisation of Blessed Charles de Foucauld Confirmed
The sainthood causes of seven men and women – including the hermit Blessed Charles de Foucauld and the Indian martyr Devasahayam Pillai – cleared their final hurdle May 3 during a meeting of the pope, cardinals and promoters of sainthood causes
