Answers to a “Pagan Christmas”
Charlie gave Linus the pop quiz: what is Christmas all about? Of course, Linus proclaims the birth of Christ (was Linus named after the second Pope?)
Charlie gave Linus the pop quiz: what is Christmas all about? Of course, Linus proclaims the birth of Christ (was Linus named after the second Pope?)
When Christ completed His ministry on earth and returned to Heaven, the angel Gabriel asked Him: “What plans have You made for Your good works
Today is often called “Good Shepherd Sunday”, for the Gospel reflects Jesus’ pastoral title of Good Shepherd. But if Jesus is the Shepherd, that means
One could question why Jesus never picked John to be the leader of His earthly church, for he was the great spiritual master. One could
John 21 is one of my favorite chapters because it has so much mysticism behind its powerful symbolic references: Simon Peter said to them, “I
“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ⛪” (Mt 16:18) Whenever I come across
I am getting tired of this never-ending job search. I am also getting tired of constantly feeling judged that I do not have a better
There are only two charcoal fires (Greek: anthrakia) mentioned in the whole Bible, and they are both in the Gospel of John. The first anthrakia
I have a confession to make. Well, if you read the title of this post, you already know, but here it is again: Pope Francis
I volunteered to be part of the “human barricade” in one of the scheduled events during the current papal visit to my country. Our job
As if there weren’t enough articles, blogs, books, interviews, and every other form of print and media already out there about Pope Francis and Pope
The Church functions within a monarchical structure – this is important to remember. In addition to this, though, Her system applies to operations in the
Never mind “the Galileo controversy” (a good response to that is here, by the way). The Church should rule the world. One of the things
Pope Francis, on the first full day of his papacy, prayed at the tomb of Pope St. Pius V. I do not think that was
(among other things) To our dear separated brothers and sisters, nothing comes across as more counterintuitive to the Christian religion than the Pope. The great german theologian,
“You actually follow the Pope?!” people have asked me, sure that this is just as silly as believing in fairies. “He’s just a man like
I am happy to know a Pope who is youthful at heart, who so lived the Catholic Faith “as is.” I’m so excited to be
Some of our contributors are off in the wilds of Spain this week, taking part in World Youth Day. We heard from Trista on Monday,