The Martyrdom of St. Boniface

Winifred
Each year the Catholic Bishops of Germany hold a meeting of their Episcopal Conference in the German city of Fulda. They do this so they can gather annually around the tomb of Saint Boniface, the great martyr and apostle… Read More

Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicity

Oldest
Down through the centuries there have been compilations of the names and narrations of the deaths of the martyrs for the Catholic Faith. These lists of the martyrs and points of interest about their lives and witness to Christianity… Read More

Christmas Sermons by the Fathers

Inexhaustible
The inexhaustible truth and beauty of Christmas has brought forth in past ages a large number of human attempts to put into understandable language something of the mystery and reality of Christ's nativity. This Christian contemplation of Christmas continues… Read More

Infinite Littleness

Culture Shock
The Gospel passage traditionally proclaimed during the liturgy of the Third Mass of Christmas is the Prologue to the Gospel according to Saint John (John 1:1-18). The Prologue contains the resonant and magnificent sentence: "The Word was made… Read More

Martyrs of the US and Canada

Our Own
Those Christians through the centuries who bore witness to Christ and to His Catholic Church with their sufferings and with their lives and deaths continue by their heroism to be beacons of inspiration to us as we journey… Read More

Persecution — The Fifth Mark of the Church, Part III

Rejoicing
Persecution, sometimes subtle, covert, and discriminatory, but more often clear, blatant, and overt, accompanied by physical as well as intellectual and deadly assaults, has journeyed alongside the Catholic Church down the centuries since her inception. This "fifth mark" of… Read More

Persecution — The Fifth Mark of the Church, Part II

Predicted
Every Catholic knows the four distinguishing marks of the only true Church founded by Jesus Christ. She is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. However, from her earliest history Christ's Church has been also marked by persecution. In various times… Read More

Parental Privilege and Duty

Abuse and Neglect
Being called by God to the beautiful vocation of conjugal love and married life, spouses are usually also given by God the further call to parenthood. This vocation and state of life, as is well known, brings… Read More

More on the New Age Movement

Humbug
The New Age Movement, which is basically contradictory and inimical to the Catholic Faith, has invented and co-opted various kinds of pseudo-scientific, pseudo-medical, and pseudo-religious movements and activities. Some of these might have had a measure of legitimacy, but… Read More

Reflections on the Priesthood

Priestly People
As our Diocese once again approaches the very happy time of the year when we shall witness the ordination to the transitional diaconate and the priesthood (this year on next May 26 and 27) of the men God… Read More

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