Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - There is more to a house that its size or beauty. It is an odd truth today that, though our families have decreased in size, the square footage of our homes has dramatically increased. The “great-room” of some modern homes is larger than the entire house I grew up in. Some of the walk-closets of today are larger than the bedrooms of old... But despite all this luxury, we don’t seem to be happier. Wealth can bring comfort but not happiness. There is more to a house, than the house itself. The Book of Proverbs speaks to this....

By Michael Warsaw, National Catholic Register - Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, joined the Pope in his condemnation but focused on the homosexual subculture among the clergy: “There has been a great deal of effort to keep separate acts which fall under the category of now-culturally-acceptable acts of homosexuality from the publicly deplorable acts of pedophilia. That is to say, until recently the problems of the Church have been painted purely as problems of pedophilia — this despite clear evidence to the contrary.”

By Hannah Brockhaus, CNA/EWTN News - Love in the family is the first step to teaching the world about the love of God, said Cardinal João Braz de Aviz during Mass at the World Meeting of Families... “Only by starting from love can the family manifest and spread and generate God’s love in the world. Without love, we cannot live as children of God, as couples, parents, and brothers,” he said Aug. 23.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Culture Culture - In a recent discussion of the mission of CatholicCulture.org, an interesting question came up: Why do we have the word “Catholic” in our name, and not the word “Christ”? Similarly, one of the mission slogans I use frequently is to “enrich faith, strengthen the Church, and form Catholic culture”. Why do I include the terms “Church” and “Catholic”, and not the names “Christ” or “Jesus”?