Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Seen and Unseen

In just a few moments, we will profess in our Creed that we believe God created things “visible and invisible.” Much of our faith is

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Feasts
Noel Ethan Tan

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Deuteronomy 4:32-40, Psalm 33, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20 CCC 234: “The Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is

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Mary
Fr. Joseph Gill

Jesus Speaks through His Church

In the fourth century, a priest named Nestorius was wrestling with a thorny question: can we really call Mary the “Mother of God”? How can

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Religion
Guest Writer

Pilate and Herod

Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. Don’t know why this line from Palm Sunday’s Gospel never registered before, but there’s a ton in there to

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Scripture
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

How Should We Approach Scripture?

“Atheists and heretics keep resurrecting the anti-Semitic heresy of Marcion and Mani:  that the God of the Old Testament is a radically different God than

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Scripture
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Are You For or Against the Cross?

The greatest Shame of Palm Sunday is that they celebrated Christ as though He came to save them from their political and temporal problems. Entirely

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Of Things Unseen

Our first reading is such a great scene from the life of Abraham, but we often picture it wrongly. God promises him that he will

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Columnists
Erin Cain

The Long Night

And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. —Isaiah 29:18 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should

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Married Life
Fr. Joseph Gill

Marriage: A Match Made In Heaven

Many years ago when I was teaching a group of middle schoolers about the Sacrament of Matrimony, I invited a couple who had been married

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Get Your Attention

It’s amazing how sometimes we are blessed with an insight into the Heart of God. I had such an experience this past summer. I was

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Suffering Before Glory

It’s a well-known fact that in order to accomplish anything good, there will be sacrifices involved. To win at sports takes the discipline of exercise.

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Scripture
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

The Demons and the Swine

When Christ “permitted” the demons to enter into the swine, according to Aquinas, Jesus teaches us a few things. First that Christ did not follow

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Marriage

Many years ago, I was running a faith-formation program for a group of middle school kids. We were working on learning about the Sacrament of

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