This entry is part 30 of 46 in the series Daily Gospel Reading & Reflection with Fr. Paschal UchePersistent prayer and it’s surprising fruits...
Given Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s record at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, it would be fair to say that many of us are awaiting his forthcoming October document on the transmission of the faith with some measure…...
Eighty thousand young people came to see the Pope. What happened when the cheering stopped poses a deeper question for secular France, and for the Church.For a moment, the Stade de France looked like any other stadium welcoming a famous…...
Has the outgoing Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship revealed the Pope’s intentions—or is he attempting to shape them?...
The constant temptation to give up hope & why it is wrong....
The Gospel reading referenced in this post is Matthew 12:46-50....
Cardinal Burke’s deceptively simple question exposes the unresolved contradiction at the heart of the Francis pontificate...
The Church’s teaching on migration has always held together compassion, justice and the common good. Why, then, do so many Catholics hear only one half of the message?...
If the Holy Spirit still guides the Church, where has He been leading her since the Second Vatican Council?
I have not rushed to publish my thoughts on Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, as many of you will have noticed. I did not want to offer a superficial “hot take” within hours of its publication. I think a…
