Posted on 17 January 2011
Today Americans in the United States commemorate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.as an iconoclastic figure in the struggle for equality of African-Americans in the 20th century United States. Catholics of African-American heritage contributed to this movement in…
Posted on 14 September 2010
Last week the Historical Commission of the City of Philadelphia voted to permit demolition of the former Assumption Parish on Spring Garden Street. Seemingly, this is the end of a long struggle to preserve the historically significant structure that has…
Posted on 03 August 2010
The focus of the entire Catholic world was directed towards Philadelphia in August of 1976. The 41st International Eucharistic Congress took place thirty-four years ago this week in the City of Brotherly Love and the world has dramatically changed since.…
Posted on 06 May 2010
Last week I had the opportunity to attend a symposium at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. that focused on the critical importance architecture plays in the developmental process of planning and building our most sacred spaces: Catholic Churches.
The theme…
Posted on 23 April 2010
Antagonists worldwide in their campaign against Pope Benedict XVI might be well on the way towards a conversion towards a more protagonist view of the Pope and the Catholic Church. Since the Pope’s return from his apostolic visit to Malta,…
Posted on 30 November 2009
Advent offers everyone the chance to prepare for the celebration of Christ’s Birth on Christmas. It is a time of hope and anticipation that is often confused with the secular notions of the Holiday season. For us in the Catholic…
Posted on 26 October 2009
Welcoming the Anglicans back to communion and permitting the retention of some of their ritual traditions should come as no surprise for Catholics that appreciate the message of Vatican II.
During the Second Vatican Council, then Father Ratzinger collaborated closely…
Posted on 09 October 2009
Throughout the world we are learning that Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Prize. According to news reports, even the President himself was, “humbled,” by the news that he was this year’s recipient of the prestigious accolade.
The mission…
Posted on 29 June 2009
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Throughout the Universal Church, we are constantly reminded of the heroic attributes each man dedicated towards spreading the Gospel to the entire world.
Saint Peter, the Prince of the Apostles and the…
Posted on 22 April 2009
Last month Notre Dame University announced it was awarding an honorary doctoral degree to President Obama. Last week, Obama visited another Catholic university at Georgetown and insisted on covering Catholic images considered politically incorrect. This week, Georgetown University intends to…