Q: Can you explain the church’s teachings about yoga and reiki? Recently a priest gave a presentation in which he said that, to avoid the devil, Catholics should also avoid … Learn More
Every sincere Catholic hopes for a revival of the faith — even if we don’t all agree about what that should look like. But now that the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage has begun, … Learn More
Regular prayer has always been regarded as an essential part of Christian life. In the psalms, the believer is compared to a tree planted by a stream that still bears … Learn More
Q: A divorced, annulled Catholic friend of mine recently got engaged to another divorced Catholic, who said her previous marriage was ruled “lacks proper form” by the church. What does … Learn More
The pope challenges all of us to be “Spirit-filled evangelizers.”
It is always hard to predict how a generation is going to be judged by history. When my dad graduated in 1939, did anyone see that his would be the … Learn More
During Pentecost weekend I participated in an historic event in New Haven, Connecticut. I was not there to take part in another protest at Yale University, or even to attend … Learn More
On Memorial Day last year, an acquaintance of mine visited a parish not my own and brought home a church bulletin. I glanced through it and saw, prominently displayed, a colorful … Learn More
We all have them, those desperate times, particularly in the wee small hours of the morning, when illness or anxiety pulls us up from our beds and down to our … Learn More
Easter is the season of hope. As the Letter to the Hebrews assures us, “We have [hope] as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul” (Heb 6:19).
