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True Tales of Divine Mercy

by Deacon Tom Fox May 2, 2013

In Part 1 of my series on Divine Mercy, I introduced you to Felix Carroll, the author of Loved, Lost, Found: 17 Divine Mercy Conversions. He described the writing of his book as a spiritual experience that was as profound…

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The Mercy That Breaks Through

by Deacon Tom Fox May 1, 2013

Felix Carroll, author of Love, Lost, Found:17 Divine Mercy Conversions (Marian Press), is a wonderful Massachusetts-born Irish Catholic who admits to being so Irish that he doesn’t always have a good handle on his emotions and still pines for the…

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Acting Like Catholics in America

by Gail Finke April 30, 2013

Lay people, it’s up to you.
That’s the conclusion of Russell Shaw’s alarming but slightly hopeful new book, American Church.
After cataloging exactly how bad things are in the American Church (“dismal,” says Shaw, who does not  mince words), and…

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How to Spread Abortion Without Getting Your Hands Dirty

by Obianuju Ekeocha April 29, 2013

As I searched online for resources  and initiatives  dedicated to development in Africa , it dawned on me that in this difficult and dry global economic climate , many humanitarian aid projects have been inevitably defunded and there are fewer…

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Scripture Speaks: An Outbreak of God’s Glory

by Gayle Somers April 26, 2013

At the Last Supper, Jesus announces that His betrayal by Judas begins an outbreak of God’s glory.  How can this be?
Gospel (Read Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35)
St. John tells us that after Satan had entered Judas, driving him out into…

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A Time for Immigration Reform

by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez April 25, 2013

April 23 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of César Chávez, the great Mexican-American civil rights leader.
Chávez inspires me. He lived his Catholic faith with deep devotion and courage. And his love for God led him to struggle…

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Impoverished Spirits

by George Weigel April 24, 2013

Certain ritual encounters have now become standard operating procedure for a new pope. In each of these meetings, Pope Francis has done something surprising, in his low-key, gentle way.
In a Mass celebrated in the Sistine Chapel with the College…

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Faith Under Fire: Sebelius Jumps the Gun

by Gail Finke April 23, 2013

So much for the HHS public comment process.
On the final day public comments were being accepted about proposed revisions to a hotly contested HHS rule, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told participants in a livestreamed propaganda presentation — err, healthcare…

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Arrested Development

by Jenny Uebbing April 22, 2013

Somewhere post-baby number 2 in year number 3 of ’till death do us part, it occurred to me that I was perhaps a tad preoccupied with my offspring, to the detriment of my beloved spouse. Now I don’t mean that…

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Running the Race

by Cate Roberts April 19, 2013

Boston felt so personal.
There was a time when I loathed running. As a teenager, we were forced to run every day during off-season at school. The athletics girls were turned loose on the green belts behind our school, and…

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