Even if you won’t be able to visit Italy next year, here are some ways to bring Italy home for Jubilee 2025. The Jubilee Year of Hope begins on Christmas Eve, as Pope Francis opens the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s. If you’re one of
Ciao friends. Despite what some in the secular media are claiming, the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is not, and never will be, “The Church of What’s Happening Now,” for those of us old enough to remember comedian Flip Wilson. That’s why we want
We were made for relationship; with God first and then with each other. But how much time have we spent “relating” to one another beyond technology? In his 2022 Lenten message, Let Us Not Grow Tired of Doing Good, Pope Francis is asking us to reflect
Technology can be a very good thing indeed, especially in times of uncertainty such as what we’re all feeling now in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic. For those in quarantine or self-isolation in various regions of the country and the world, the simple
The last few weeks in the media have been like none I’ve ever seen before, and I’ve been in this industry for nearly 40 years. Yet, the fallout from the encounter at the Lincoln Memorial — between a Catholic high school student from Covington, Kentucky,
One of the most common reasons many of us can’t take faith not only beyond Sunday but to church in the first place, is that deep down we just don’t see ourselves as lovable. Whether it’s painful relationships in our lives or some pretty stinky
If ever we wanted another small but telling example of society hitting rock bottom, look no further than the “outrage” expressed recently and very aggressively (here are some examples) toward Vice President Mike Pence. Based on how quickly the story went viral, one would think
