VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Pope Francis said good and evil are often entwined, and that as sinners, we can’t label any one group or institution as bad, since we all face temptation … Continued
Eugenio Maria Pacelli was elected Pope in the third ballot, on March 2, 1939. By this time I had entered an underground seminary in Mexico and was 12 years of … Continued
Shangchuan Island is a small and beautiful collection of rocks jutting out of the jade-coloured China Sea. Located 15 miles off the Kwangtung coast, it boasts a shrine worth visiting … Continued
What is Apostolic Succession and why is it important? Many don’t realize for the first 1500 years of Christianity, virtually all Christians were Catholic. Apart from the rise and fall … Continued
This is an excerpt from a homily given July 2, 2017, for the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. To follow Jesus is to make a radical choice, one … Continued
Warning: spoiler alert. As I watched the young Princess Diana, Daughter of Hippolyta, grow up on the island of Themyscira, I thought of the Latin proverb: Dulce bellum inexpertis (War … Continued
This is an excerpt from a homily given at the Queen of Peace Monastery in Squamish June 30. In this optional memorial of the Holy Martyrs of the Roman Church, … Continued
VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Pope Francis said that in the parable of the seed and the sower Jesus invites us to reclaim the ‘soil’ of our hearts by bringing to him, in … Continued
Summer’s here and the mosquitos are a-biting. My poor Thomas is covered in huge, swollen welts all over. They blister, and he gets a fever. My no-DEET policy is out … Continued
Located alongside the historic St. Lawrence River, at the doors of Old Quebec, the Côte-de-Beaupré regional county reveals through its rich landscapes and cultural heritage one of North America’s premier … Continued