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It's been a while since I posted updates on the restoration work at Saint Stanislaus. From the beginning of the restoration initiative, I've tried to document a...

What can the lessons learned from the crisis the Church experienced during the Protestant revolt of the 1500s teach us today? Confusion and scandal, coupled wit...

For Americans, November 22 is Thanksgiving. For Catholics, November 22 is also the feast of Saint Cecilia. Over 1,500 years ago, in Rome's Trastevere district, ...

At the northern tip of Via Giulia in Rome, you'll find the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini. The large dome that crowns this church is one of many that acc...

Pope Benedict XVI often lamented the dominance of relativism. Unfortunately, relativism has a strong hold on the 21st century popular mind. As a philosophy, how...

On Friday, a stronger than expected majority of voters in Ireland chose to repeal the nation's eighth amendment that protected the lives of the unborn. In a sur...

Recently, a group of friends (all priests and religious) and I went to a sports bar in the early evening before diaconate ordination. Shortly after we had order...

Glamorous scenes from yesterday's star-studded Met Gala were plastered all over the front pages today. The theme for the mega-event was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashio...

Today we give thanks for a great Dominican, Pope Saint Pius V. Among many things, Pius V is known for: Organizing the Holy League that defeated the seeming...

For centuries, the Catholic Church has relied on theological words and terms to teach the basics of the Faith. Sadly, in many quarters, from pulpits to clas...