The Mortal Sin of Blasphemy

I have heard Father Benedict Groeschel refer to The Da Vinci Code as “blasphemous.” Exactly what does he mean by this?
One of the greatest violations against the love of God and the reverence we owe to Him alone is… Read More

Gospel Authorship

With so much talk lately about the Gospels, I wonder, who wrote the Gospels and how do we know?
Perhaps some mystery surrounds these texts and the identity of the authors. Nevertheless, we hold them as sacred, as inspired and… Read More

Our Lady of La Salette

Last weekend, I attended the 50th ordination anniversary of a priest and I learned that he had belonged to the Missionaries of La Salette. What is the story of Our Lady of La Salette?
On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, 1846,… Read More

Images Surrounding the Crucifix

I have a very old crucifix which has a skull and crossbones at the bottom of the cross. What does that mean? Also, what does INRI mean? I have heard people pronounce it as though it were one word.
Both… Read More

Easter: A Pagan Holiday?

A relative who left the Catholic Church and joined some Messianic-Jewish sect made the comment that Easter was originally a pagan holiday named after some German goddess, Eoster. We had a pretty good argument about that. Where would he get… Read More

The Triduum and 40 Days

Is the Triduum part of Lent? When I count the days from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, I find that it only turns out to be 40 if we count the Triduum and do not count the six Sundays during… Read More

Traveling the Path to Catholicism

Recently I saw a picture showing the Rite of Election at the cathedral. Would you please explain more about the Rite of Election and RCIA? When I was growing up, we did not have such a program.
The Rite of… Read More

Receive Forgiveness and Start Anew

I have heard the priests of my parish encouraging us to go to confession during Lent. I admit I have not been to confession in years because I am not sure I know how to go to confession. With all… Read More

St. Joseph: An Upright Man

Several great saints had great devotion to St. Joseph: St. Bernardine of Siena (d. 1444) preached, “He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of His greatest treasures, namely, His divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s… Read More

Let’s Not Neglect St. Joseph

With all the attention given to St. Patrick during March, why don’t you write a column about St. Joseph?
St. Joseph truly is the silent figure of the New Testament. For instance, the Gospel does not record one spoken verse… Read More

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