The wondrous mystery of the Lord Jesus; Final of seven parts: What makes Liturgy...
Preserving authenticity in celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy has been a prominent concern of Pope Benedict XVI (formerly known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) for...
Catholic and American? Part four in a series
Key ways to evangelize today’s culture: Trust the truth; live God’s plan for marriage; and be pure of heart.
Pope Francis’ Game Plan; Part Three: The Unalterable Good of Marriage
While insisting that this document is not an encyclical or a document aimed at defining Church dogma, "The Joy of the Gospel" is nonetheless an important message of the Successor of Peter in which Pope Francis exhorts all of us in the Church to embrace the Gospel with confidence and to live it with joy.
Self-giving Love: Humanae Vitae’s paradoxical wisdom
Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body is a fresh re-presenting of the Church’s teaching on the gift of human sexuality and the mission of married couples. It lays out more clearly and persuasively what Paul VI taught in Humanae Vitae, while rooting the presentation in a richer biblical context.
Jesus, the King who sets us free
“¡Viva Cristo Rey!” 86 years ago, November 23, 1927, these words rang forth in Mexico City as a young man was being executed by a firing squad.
Human Freedom; Part two: Education for freedom
“It is not enough to say ‘I am free’,” Blessed John Paul II was accustomed to say, “One needs also to say ‘I am...
Human Freedom; Final part of four: Maturity in charity
In this fourth part of our series, we shall now consider the third stage of education for freedom, which is known as maturity in charity.