Some Aspects of Teaching Religion

Credibility Motives
Faith is a supernatural gift from God, a completely undeserved gratuity, a theological virtue infused into a soul at Baptism. It is, in its ultimate meaning, not something arrived at by any logical human reasoning unaided by God's… Read More

The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

Ancient Origins
The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (C.C.D.), which is a recent and modern organization formed to provide the systematic presentation of the Catholic Faith in catechetical form to children, youth, and adults, reflects nevertheless a practice and undertaking that… Read More

Not an Idiot’s Tale

Catechists
Catechists and religion teachers often enjoy a few smiles over the occasional mistakes of their young pupils. The story of Lot's wife (Genesis 19:1-26), as retold by children, provides one instance of this: "Lot's wife turned around and immediately… Read More

Saint Paul, Filled with Christ

Filled with Christ
In preparation for the next year, which our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has indicated that we should dedicate to Saint Paul, it might be more than useful for us carefully and prayerfully to read over in… Read More

Even More on the Year of Saint Paul

The Tomb
Because the coming year will be, by designation of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, dedicated to Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles (sometimes called "of the Nations"), a significant amount of attention currently is being directed… Read More

More of the Year of Saint Paul

Great Event
Every year on January 25th, we celebrate in our liturgical calendar one of the most important events in the history of the early Catholic Church. That day is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. More than… Read More

The Year of Saint Paul

O Felix Roma
More than a half century ago, when I was a seminarian at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, I was always moved by the words carved on the side of the roof of that institution, where… Read More

For the Sake of the Kingdom

Celibacy
Our divine Lord, Jesus Christ, told us that He would call with a special grace some persons to give up the joys and satisfactions of good, legitimate, and holy married life in this world "for the sake of the… Read More

Some Words about the Priesthood

Pope Pius XI
Although he wrote his Encyclical Letter on the Catholic Priesthood (Ad Catholici Sacerdotii) in December of 1935, only a few month after I was born, what Pope Pius XI said then was remembered decades later when I… Read More

The Pleading Gardener

Urgency
During the season of Lent, we are repeatedly warned in the readings in the sacred liturgy that a general and continuing attitude of repentance must characterize and condition our lives as Christians. Always, but especially in Lent, are we… Read More

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