Catholic Church

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Yes, we are coming together as a community; but what binds us together is our shared status as pilgrims on that path... perhaps paradoxically, promoting active participation in the Mass requires strengthening and reinforcing the realization that we are not the main actors: that this is the action of Jesus Christ, offering Himself to the Father...

By John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments October 31 in cases from Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) involving the use of racial preferences in college admission decisions. Much of the left side of the political spectrum is in a lather, convinced that—this time—the Supreme Court may finally drive a stake through the heart of “affirmative action.”... How do proponents of “affirmative action” defend it? Justifications have shifted over time.

By Father Ed Broom, Catholic Exchange - She is the Daughter of God the Father, the Mother of God the Son, and the Mystical Spouse of the Holy Spirit—yes, the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is the Queen of the Angels, the Queen of Confessors, the Queen of Martyrs and Virgins, as well as the Queen of the most Holy Rosary—yes, the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is our heavenly Mother, proclaimed from the cross—“Woman, behold thy son; son, behold thy Mother.”

By Robert W. Shaffern, The Catholic Thing - A central question amid all the controversy about Catholic liturgy these days is: what are the purposes of liturgy? The argument often seems to be a mere matter of taste. “Traditionalists,” in that perspective, just prefer the sonorous rhythm of Latin, as well as the beauty of Gregorian chant. In contrast, those who uphold the Mass of Paul VI feel more at home in the vernacular and in its less formal atmosphere.