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 with…

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 of…

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 Christ-bestowed…

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…

Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the African continent continues to provide ammunition for opponents of Catholic teachings on artificial methods of contraception and artificial methods of birth control. During the apostolic flight Tuesday, Pope Benedict once again reaffirmed the Church’s…

Architecture in Communion, by Dr. Steven Schloeder is one book that should be required reading by seminary students, clergy, and laity throughout the United States. Dr. Schloeder expertly develops the road map for the implementation of the Second Vatican Council’s…

One of the aspects that most people don’t even think about on a daily or weekly basis while attending Mass is the liturgical vestments of the priest and deacon. The chasuble and dalmatic are proper vestments to the order of…

The perennial debate again rages around the secularization of Christmas by retailers and merchants that use the Christian holiday as a sales resource rather than the theological recollection of Jesus Christ’s birth. Watching the nightly news, there are multiple examples…

Advent, the great period of anticipation and preparation, is waning as we continue toward the celebration of the Incarnation on December 25th. The Liturgy of the Hours, the prayer of the Universal Church, begins on December 17 with the invocation of…

It has been more than 30 years since the 41st International Eucharistic Congress was held in Philadelphia. That long a time has gone by as well without a concentrated attempt to organize a review of liturgical arts in the area.…