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By Fr. Philip Dion, Catholic Exchange - Our divine Lord Himself — infinite perfection — said to His followers: “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” But He also said to His enemies, “Which of you can convict me of sin?” Thereby He proclaimed His unique sinlessness... Our Blessed Mother did not deny the wonderful prerogatives Almighty God had lavished on her. “Because He who is mighty has done great things for me,” she sang, “all generations shall call me blessed.” Is this the Virgin most humble?

By Constance T. Hull, Catholic Exchange - One of the good things coming out of the evil that is the current sex abuse crisis in the Church is the call for a closer relationship between the laity and the clergy. The days of placing priests on pedestals passed with the first sex abuses crisis 17 years ago. This is a good thing because it allows us to get to work in cooperating with God’s plan for cleansing and renewing His Bride, the Church.

By Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald - These are not easy days to be an American abroad. European, African, Latin American, and Asian friends of the United States are rarely aggressive about it. But on the third or fourth turn of the conversational wheel, and in light of the vile spectacle recently conducted in the United States Senate, the question inevitably gets posed: “What is going on in the U.S.?”