On Sunday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan wrote an article in USA Today about the US bishops’ commitment to achieving comprehensive immigration reform. Dolan noted that “it is an issue close to Catholic hearts” as “America has wonderfully welcomed generations of immigrant families, and our parishes, schools and charitable ministries have long helped successfully integrate immigrants into… Read More US Bishops: All in on Immigration Reform
Nearly three months in and it’s clear, the Holy Spirit won this year’s papal election. No one but the Spirit could have led the cardinals to select Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis and the worldwide leader of the Catholic Church. And today the Spirit’s well played hand showed itself again. During Wednesday’s papal audience… Read More Pope Francis lambasts idolatry of money, encourages faithful to create ‘culture of encounter’
Several news outlets are reporting that Ohio State President Gordon Gee has been forced to retire after comments surfaced from a December 2012 meeting where he ripped Catholics. An Associated Press report last week revealed Gee said Notre Dame wasn’t allowed to join the Big Ten because its leaders weren’t good partners. He said its… Read More Breaking News: Ohio State President Gordon Gee Out After Bashing Catholics
Certain politicians argue that God has been expelled from our schools. But God’s presence isn’t just found in school prayer and displays of the Ten Commandments. God is always present, though sometimes it takes a tragedy for people to realize this. Last week we once again saw destruction in our schools, as devastating tornadoes hit… Read More God is Indeed Present in Our Schools
American soccer player Robbie Rogers, who had been playing club soccer in England for the team Leeds United, announced earlier this year that he was gay and that was retiring from the sport. Surely there were some ugly responses to his announcement on social media and elsewhere, but there was also an extraordinary amount of… Read More Millennial Catholic Robbie Rogers Makes History
Another day, another outstanding homily from the Pope. Today’s homily is based on the gospel passage in which people are bringing their children to Jesus for a blessing, but the disciples are trying to send them away. Jesus is not having it. He embraces and blesses the children, then rebukes the disciples, saying, “Let the… Read More Do Not Hinder Them: Open the door to faith
For the first time in the two millennia history of the Catholic Church, an entire papal encyclical will be dedicated to the theme of poverty. Pope Francis revealed this news recently in a private conservation with an Italian bishop. He will finish the work after publishing the final encyclical from his predecessor Benedict XVI on the… Read More Breaking News: Francis’s first encyclical will be on poverty
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