Catholic Church

January 13, 2018

Msgr. Charles Pope: What Does Jesus Mean When He Says to Some, “I Never Knew You”?

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Every now and then someone will come to me and request parish services of some sort. Maybe it’s to plan a wedding, a baptism, or a funeral; maybe it’s to ask for money! Then I look at him or her and say, “Who are you?” (since I don’t recognize the person).

January 13, 2018

Can a ‘Bill of Love’ Make America Great Again?

By Jason Jones, Catholic Vote - When President Trump held a meeting on immigration with members of congress from both sides of the aisle, of course pundits and grandstanders responded with the same old dried up narratives that haven’t born fruit in decades... Trump’s new immigration effort isn’t the betrayal of Trump’s base that many conservative pundits are saying it is. And it isn’t a racist attempt to keep non-whites out of our country…

January 13, 2018

The Virgin Mary’s Struggles

By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Press - If we want to be holy, Mary should have an integral role in our spiritual life; but sometimes, perhaps, you might think you cannot relate to the Blessed Mother because she was immaculately conceived and didn’t have to struggle with sin as we do. In this video, Fr. Mike shares how even though Mary did not struggle with sin....

January 13, 2018

St. Francis de Sales: Five Steps to a Good Morning

BY CHARLIE MCKINNEY, CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL DIRECTION - The mental activity described here is a shortened version of what St. Francis de Sales says of the morning exercise in his Introduction to the Devout Life. While its five parts appear at first to be rather detailed, this exercise is not intended to be painstaking or time-consuming.