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Evangelization Under Attack??? Has the Church Forgotten Its Mission?
1+ day, 1+ min ago (111+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, September 11, 2026 Why is evangelization under attack in the Catholic Church? As secularization grows, some Church voices are questioning the need to actively persuade others, while Catholics themselves increasingly debate what it means to proclaim the…...
O God of earth and altar
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (165+ words) G. K. Chesterton on Thursday, September 10, 2026 O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder…...
Bishop consecrated to fill Chinese diocese vacant for 25 years
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (66+ words) Michael Haynes, The Catholic Herald on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Bishop Yang now assumes leadership of the Archdiocese of Chongqing, although questions about his links with the Communist party are prominent. Raymond and Mel on The Resurrection of the Christ Bishop Barron’s…...
The Saint behind the???Dark Night???
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (78+ words) Gigi Duncan, National Catholic Register on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 For the Carmelites, 2026 is a jubilee year dedicated to St. John of the Cross, marking 300 years since his canonization and 100 years since he was proclaimed a doctor of the Church. Raymond and…...
Medicinal Notes on Inter-Religious Dialogue
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (546+ words) Francis X. Maier on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 For three of my 27 years on diocesan staff, I had the attached duty of ecumenical and inter-religious affairs. It was great work. We had good relations with local Protestant and Latter-Day Saint communities; cordial discussions…...
On the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (201+ words) St. Andrew of Crete on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 This radiant and manifest coming of God to men most certainly needed a joyful prelude to introduce the great gift of salvation to us. The present festival, the birth of the Mother of…...
Work, the World, and the Human Person
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (595+ words) St. Pope John Paul II on Monday, September 7, 2026 Through work, man must earn his daily bread and contribute to the continual advance of science and technology and, above all, to elevating unceasingly the cultural and moral level of the society…...
Caravaggio???s???The Incredulity of St. Thomas???
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (486+ words) Brad Miner on Sunday, September 6, 2026 There was once a monument in Rome called Milliarium Aureum: the Golden Milestone. The Emperor Augustus erected it in the Forum in about 20 B.C. All distances in Ancient Rome were said to be marked from (or…...
The???New??? Mass After Vatican II??? What Did the Council Really Say?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, September 4, 2026 What did Vatican II really say about the Mass? Sacrosanctum Concilium called for the preservation of Latin, gave Gregorian chant pride of place, and emphasized continuity with the Church’s liturgical tradition. Raymond Arroyo, Fr....
In defense of moral agency and the necessary pursuit of holiness
1+ week, 1+ day ago (71+ words) Larry Chapp, Catholic World Report on Friday, September 4, 2026 The biblical narrative of redemption is rendered pointless and ultimately incomprehensible in a culture that has been bleached of a real sense of the importance of moral agency. ‘The Resurrection of the…...