Catholic Church

February 28, 2018

Is the Church Fundamentally Political – or Spiritual (As it Relates to Journalists)

By Nicholas Senz, The Catholic Thing - But this is not the essence of the Church. This does not define what the Church is, what its teaching is, what its saving message is. The Church is composed of people, but it is fundamentally a divine institution. It is the Body of Christ, enlivened by the Spirit of God, bringing people to the Father through its teachings and sacraments and everyday life.

February 28, 2018

Fr. Ed Broom: Add the Daily Examen to Your Prayer Life

By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, Catholic Exchange - Saint Ignatius insisted on never neglecting the Daily Examen. For no reason whatsoever would this great saint justify skipping over and neglecting this all important prayer. Starting now, why not make a proposal to make your own personal Daily Examen. If done, the fruits are countless and blessings....

February 28, 2018

Invite Children of Divorce to Cupich’s Amoris Laetitia Seminars

By Jennifer Roback Morse, Crisis Magazine - I can still recall the first time a young person came up to me in tears after one of my talks. “This is the first time I have ever heard an adult say that divorce is hard on children.” She went on to describe her father’s intention of entering yet another civil marriage, this time, to a woman in her twenties....

February 28, 2018

The Pope and the Vatican’s Top Power Broker

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Actually I would argue that the tension between Pope Benedict and Cardinal Sodano was evident earlier, almost from the start of the pontificate, when Benedict ordered a full-scale investigation of abuse charges against Father Marcial Maciel, the founder of the Legion of Christ, who up until that time had enjoyed Cardinal Sodano’s protection and escaped from serious inquiry.