Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - At daily Mass, we are reading the story of St. Paul’s arrival in Philippi and later of his arrest, beating, and imprisonment. It serves as a kind of metaphor for the radical nature of true Christianity and why it so perturbs many in this world. The Christian faith, its message, and the transformation it can effect can be very unsettling to a world that literally and figuratively “banks on” sin. Let’s consider this lesser- known story and see what it ought to mean for us if we take our Christian faith seriously and do not try to “tame” it.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - But it takes a whole lot more effort (with grace) to be like our little devoutly Catholic Italian—or Polish or Irish or Filipino—grandmothers. Or, as they say in Eastern Europe, the “babushkas,” who some suggest saved the Catholic faith in Eastern Europe from the ravages of Communism... Their saintly traits of generosity, justice, endurance, and humility cannot be bought or sold or instantly claimed as our own. Their attributes are the stuff of Christian virtue—and form the foundation of Christian culture—leading to eternal life.