Catholic Church

By Clemente Lisi,  The Catholic Thing - Thanksgiving has lost its religious meaning – many people don’t offer a prayer before addressing the turkey – and has been replaced with a focus on football games and Black Friday shopping. Christmas, unfortunately, has also become less about Jesus and more about consumerism.

By Sean Morrisroe, Catholic Stand - The Catholic Church is fighting a battle against a ruthless enemy that will not back down. Just like any country at war, the Church has troops on the frontlines. These troops are its men that have answered the call to take Holy Orders... Are they getting the support they need? Is their morale strong enough to resist the enemy’s onslaughts?

Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Press - What’s Your Burden?As responsibilities pile up, it’s common for us to worry about getting everything done well and on time. In this video, Fr. Mike Schmitz suggests an approach to burdens that can help us carry them. Whatever is weighing us down in life—whether it’s a relationship, a list of tasks, or any other hardship—this simple change in perspective that Fr. Mike suggests can lighten the load.

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - During his sermon for a Catholic priest who died mysteriously in Communist China, Cardinal Joseph Zen, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, called on God to save the Holy See "from the brink of the precipice and not sell out the faithful Chuch" to the Chinese government,