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Evangelization seems to be one of those new Catholic “buzzwords” that has come up for our amazement and to help us be...

According to the ancient tradition, Catholic prayer has centered itself in four basic areas of addressing God. The first is adoration, or...

Much has been written about the “gift and mystery” of the priesthood. Gift and mystery: those are the words that Pope St....

Not too many years ago, when I was a parish priest, I remember listening to (young) people trying to describe the dilemmas...

Throughout my formative years in high school (preparatory seminary), all prayer began with The Adoramus — a traditional Franciscan prayer. To this...

As far back as I can remember, I recall so vividly being told that every human being begins his or her life...

On May 13 of this year, the Church will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the apparitions of Our Lady...

Incredibly, today there is great fear in our society that our “freedom” to kill innocent children will be revisited or even repudiated...

The Year of Mercy may have come and gone, but Mercy is still an integral part of our spiritual lives. Living Mercy...

It is astonishing to believe how quickly time passes. This year has been an eventful one for me. Obviously, the coronary bypass...