Catholic Church

By Rev. P.J. Michel, Catholic Exchange - When I try to meditate, to recite some prayers, to spend a few moments in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, I cannot fix my mind on God. That is the very time that temptations come to assail me; and I pass it in a vain endeavor to banish them.

By Mary Rezac, CNA - “Out here it’s very dangerous to speak for the community, because...there’s not one unified approach, there are many dissimilarities”… But what there is, is a strong sense of community and a desire to live out the Catholic faith. Whether it’s for funerals, weddings, baby showers, dances, parties - almost everyone is involved…

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - The former Archbishop of Cologne, one of the four cardinals to send questions about Amoris Laetitia to Pope Francis, died peacefully in his sleep.

By Catholic News Service, Catholic Herald - The Catholic dioceses of the Carolinas and Georgia are experiencing record growth, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta said during a meeting of the U.S. Catholic Church’s Atlanta province... “We realised that all five of the dioceses represented here have recently opened new chancery offices,”