Catholic Church

January 5, 2018

Defining Ministry or Muddling It? A Reflection on an Article “Assigned” to Me

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Something tells me that ministry is about providing answers and setting forth doctrine. I am convinced that, because teaching and insisting was at the heart of Jesus’ ministry and “pulling” people to Father through faith was His deepest desire for us, my ministry should be no less.

January 5, 2018

Epiphany Welcomes All to Worship

By Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D., Catholic Exchange - Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of Jerusalem. Hotel rooms all booked up. Giving birth in a stable and laying the baby in an animal’s feed trough instead of a cozy cradle... Into this scene of obscure poverty suddenly bursts an exotic entourage from a far-off land.

January 5, 2018

Commentary: A Catholic Moment in US Politics?

By Michelle La Rosa, CNA - What does it mean to say that the dignity of the human person “is the foundation of all the other principles and content of the Church's social doctrine,” or to say that “society and the State exist for the family”? What are the principles of the common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity? What is the universal destination of goods and how does it relate to private property? What is the preferential option for the poor?

January 4, 2018

Msgr. Charles Pope: Who or What Is the Antichrist? A Reflection on the Biblical Teaching

By Msgr. Charles Pope - There is much lore about the antichrist.. that is out of proportion to the attention Scripture pays to the concept, and more importantly is at possible variance from what is certainly taught. It easily becomes fodder for movies and novels: the antichrist figure steps on the scene, deceiving many, and mesmerizing the whole world with apparent miracles and a message of false peace.