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Pope urges parishes to invest in liturgical formation

For 'fruitful participation' in liturgy 'sober in its solemnity'

New York pastors report leap in adult conversions

Parishes report doubling, tripling of OCIA attendees

Detroit archdiocese opens restructure due to shrinkage

Fewer than half of its 900,000 Catholics frequent Mass

Two more German dioceses reject schools document

Shepherds of Cologne & Regensburg call out 'agenda'

Pizzaballa to Christians: Make pilgrimage to Holy Land

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Sexual Liberation in the 90s -- the 1390s

The old courtly love, like the new sexual liberation, disdained procreative sex and threatened the integrity of the family.

READ ARTICLE
Motives of Credibility: The Miracles of the Saints

Since the apostolic age, the Church’s growth has been accompanied by an incredible diversity of miracles.

READ ARTICLE
“In Him We Have Redemption Through His Blood”: How Does That Work?

The God-Man's sacrifice restored the connection between man and God. From that moment, justice having been satisfied, God’s perfect mercy could shower down.

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Pope urges parishes to invest in liturgical formation

For 'fruitful participation' in liturgy 'sober in its solemnity'

New York pastors report leap in adult conversions

Parishes report doubling, tripling of OCIA attendees

Detroit archdiocese opens restructure due to shrinkage

Fewer than half of its 900,000 Catholics frequent Mass

Two more German dioceses reject schools document

Shepherds of Cologne & Regensburg call out 'agenda'

Pizzaballa to Christians: Make pilgrimage to Holy Land

Assures that 'the war is over' & a trip 'is absolutely safe'

Archaeologists identify hill site of Gospel exorcism

Where Christ cast Legion of demons into herd of pigs

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope urges parishes to invest in liturgical formation

For 'fruitful participation' in liturgy 'sober in its solemnity'

New York pastors report leap in adult conversions

Parishes report doubling, tripling of OCIA attendees

Detroit archdiocese opens restructure due to shrinkage

Fewer than half of its 900,000 Catholics frequent Mass

Two more German dioceses reject schools document

Shepherds of Cologne & Regensburg call out 'agenda'

Pizzaballa to Christians: Make pilgrimage to Holy Land

Assures that 'the war is over' & a trip 'is absolutely safe'

Archaeologists identify hill site of Gospel exorcism

Where Christ cast Legion of demons into herd of pigs

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The Tragic End of the Kessler Twins

November 18th 2025 12:41 PM

United in life and dance—that's how we all remember them—Alice and Ellen Kessler were also united in their final farewell,…

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Pondering Pleasure

November 16th 2025 10:22 PM

“Pleasure is what makes us human,” or so a bold new TV advert tells us. Well, then, AI doesn’t make…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Is the UN Rethinking the Green New Deal?

November 12th 2025 3:02 PM

COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, opens today. The meetings will begin in Belém, a Brazilian port city…

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