Catholic Church

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - Long ago.. I organized a conference on religion and the public square.. There were sessions on Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism... a rabbi who was also a lawyer working at the White House was challenged by a trio of Jewish feminists. The exchange was civil enough (almost unbelievably so by current standards). But my Jewish friend deftly handled the usual questions about gays, abortion, and women’s roles; “Show me where it’s in the [Jewish] Law and we can talk.”

By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange - My thoughts naturally turned to Mary, Mother of God.  One might say, on the basis of worldly standards, that she had every reason to be proud.  She was the mother of God.  That’s better than winning an Academy Award!  Moreover, she was singularly blessed with an Immaculate Conception.  That is far better that throwing a game-winning, seventy yard touchdown on the last play of the game!... Yet, Mary is, above all, a model of humility!  In her Magnificat, she declares, “My soul glorifies them Lord . .

By Carl E. Olson, Editor, Catholic World Report - “Life is short; death is certain,” wrote St. John Henry Newman, “and the world to come is everlasting.” It is a fitting introduction to today’s readings, for together they form a powerful discourse about the life, death, and eternity... There are several rich, if subtle, connections to be found between the reading from Genesis, which describes God’s covenant with Abram, the reading from St. Paul’s second letter to the young Timothy, and the Gospel reading, which recounts the Transfiguration on the mountain.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - For far too long our bishops have papered over their differences, allowing confusion and consternation to fester among the faithful, in order to preserve a façade of episcopal unity. Now at long last, an American bishop has called another bishop (a cardinal, in fact) to account... Bishop Paprocki does not actually charge Cardinal Robert McElroy with heresy. But he does quote verbatim from the cardinal’s outrageous article in America, and he does question how those statements can be reconciled with Catholic doctrine.