Pope Couture
James
Pope Francis
Does what a pope decides to wear matter? It's an interesting question that surprisingly has more to it than many realize, and it's also a quest...
They Said It…
The Way of the Fathers
James
Good Samaritan in glass
If you are healthy and rich, alleviate the need of whoever is sick and poor; if you have not fallen, go to the aid of whoever has fall...
Cyprian’s Counsel
James
Solemn
A timely Sunday reminder from Saint Cyprian, martyr and Church Father:
Moreover, when we meet together with the brethren in one place and celebrate ...
Urbi et Orbi
James
Pope Francis today at the Vatican, AP Photo
Here is the full text of Pope Francis' urbi et orbi Christmas message.
Dear brothers and sisters, today, in thi...
“Who am I to judge?”
James
Giotto's Kiss of Judas
It was the quote heard 'round the world. NBC News is running with a story about Pope Francis' headline-making comment on homosexualit...
Pius X on Praying Mass
James
Pope Saint Pius X, offering Holy Mass
The Holy Mass is a prayer itself, even the highest prayer that exists. It is the Sacrifice, dedicated by our Redeemer at...
St. Francis de Sales and Modesty
Jake Ross
"Frequent not the company of immodest persons, especially if they be also impudent, as is generally the case; ...these corrupted souls and infected hearts sca...
Chrysostom on Friendship
James
“For not eating and drinking makes friendship: such friendship even robbers have and murderers. But if we are friends, if we truly care for one another, let...
E=PXII
Jake Ross
On this day in 1941, Hitler declared his notorious Nacht und Nebel decree. This law held that any dissenter of the German government was to be executed if c...
“All are welcome”?
James
The Eucharist is not itself the sacrament of reconciliation, but in fact it presupposes that sacrament. It is the sacrament of the reconciled, to which the Lo...