Catholic Church

April 30, 2018

Pope Francis: Ban All Weapons (The Naiveté of This Comment… is Pretty Remarkable)

By Timothy Meads, TownHall - Other Popes have acknowledged that weapons do indeed create a certain environment of fear. Church leaders have called for bans on certain types on weapons, such as nuclear weapons, but none have called for an outright ban on all weapons. The naiveté of this comment is pretty remarkable for several reasons....

April 30, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Father Jacques Philippe Outlines ‘Blessed’ Path to Happiness

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, National Catholic Register - Father Jacques Philippe has authored yet another insightful book on faith and the interior life — this time addressing the mystery of the beatitudes. The Eight Doors of the Kingdom: Meditations on the Beatitudes opens for readers each of the “doors” to everlasting happiness Christ promised in his preaching on the blessings listed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in St. Matthew’s Gospel.

April 28, 2018

The Need for Reverence, as Seen in a Remarkable Animation

By Msgr. Charles Pope - The word “reverence” is rooted in the Latin reveror, meaning “to stand in awe of, to revere or respect.” Reverence includes a healthy fear of overstepping, harming, or violating something or someone we hold in awe or deeply appreciate. It is somewhat like the Holy Fear of the Lord counseled by Scripture, wherein we hold God in awe and dread offending Him out of respect and love.

April 28, 2018

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

By Father Peter John Cameron, O.P., CERC - This mystery of mysteries — "the central mystery of Christian faith and life" (CCC 234) — is especially difficult to understand. We gain a way in by calling to mind a revelation of Saint John: God is love (1 Jn 4:8).*... The Church teaches that the Trinity is one of the divine mysteries that can never be known unless they are revealed by God.