SA Joy Over New Bible Day
BY ERIN CARELSE & CAROL GLATZ – The head of South Africa’s Catholic Bible Foundation (CBF) is delighted that Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the...
Category: Church Teaching
Not all Catholics ‘Get’ Social Justice, Experts Say
By Gina Christian – The term “social justice” is on the lips of many pastoral leaders these days. Dioceses, parishes and religious congregations usually have some sort of social justice coordinator, who advocates for faith-based...
God Gives What We Don’t Share
God has provided generously for our physical needs, as the Gospel of Matthew tells us (6:25-34). He is a provident God who has blessed us with resources and talents to “subdue” the earth (Gen...
Has the Church’s Stance Changed on Gay Sex?
The following two incidents indicate that the Catholic Church no longer regards homosexual acts as opposed to homosexual inclinations as sinful: the statement by Pope Francis when asked about this issue some time ago:...
Catholic Officials: Washington’s Green Burial Laws Might Not Respect Bodies
By Agnieszka Ruck – When archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries director Peter Nobes first heard composting might emerge as an eco-friendly burial alternative, he thought it was a crazy idea. “I thought that would never be approved,”...
Thomistic Institute offers Free Online Video Series on Thought of St Thomas Aquinas
The Thomistic Institute in Washington has launched “Aquinas 101,” a free online video course that instructs interested viewers in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. “Aquinas 101” will consist of 85 to 90 videos...
Why We Need the Word of God
August 25 will be Bible Sunday. To help us prepare, Br Mike Chalmers CF looks at how Scripture and the Eucharist work together to lead us to Christ. What better way can we prepare for receiving Christ...
Vatican Official: Church must be Prudent Judging Medjugorje Apparitions
By Sarah Mac Donald – Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian...
Pew Survey Shows Majority of Catholics Don’t Believe in ‘Real Presence’
By Mark Pattison – A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist showed that a majority of Catholics do not believe that the bread and...
The Bible Has Never Been Neglected By The Catholic Church
Michael Shackleton – Contrary to some Protestants’ objections, the Bible has never been neglected by the Catholic Church. This is because both the Old Testament and the New have only one core, one point...
The Creed is the Bulwark of our Faith
In his final of three articles on the Nicene Creed, MICHAEL MAYER looks at how the laity fit into the Church. In our earlier articles we started off looking at “the dignity and role of...
How a Heresy Almost Won the Church
We recite the Creed every Sunday at Mass, but very nearly we would not have known Christ as divine! In his second of three articles on the Nicene Creed, MICHAEL MAYER looks at how the...
