Catholic Church

By Archbishop Chaput, CatholicPhilly - What’s the lesson here?  It’s this:  If you sup with the devil (so the proverb warns), you’d better bring a long spoon.  It’s probably a bad idea in the first place.... As it is in diplomacy and politics, so it is in every person’s individual life.  The deals we make with the world, and the flesh, and the devil, always go south.  The line dividing good and evil is usually... pretty bright for anyone who wants to see it.

By Philip Koslosk, Aleteia - In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the season of Lent begins with the celebration of Ash Wednesday.  It is a day when many flock to their local parishes to receive ashes on their forehead... To help explain the many spiritual levels of Ash Wednesday, here is a simple guide that explains the basics....

By Fr. Raymond de Souza, Catholic Herald - Joseph Cardinal Zen, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, will not go away quietly. Which makes it difficult for the Vatican diplomats to go quietly and cut a deal with Chinese regime. What is playing out now, as the Holy See reportedly nears a deal with China on normalising relations, revisits a centuries-long debate about how the Church should deal with hostile, persecuting powers.

By Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man - I’m chiming in on the current pro-life movement’s victories and setbacks, and how these play into the art of spiritual warfare. First, let’s look at a few of the recent victories. These occurred just in January (just as we began our nation-wide 90-day prayer campaign....