Jesus says, “I am the true vine.” And Father Joshua Whitfield reflects for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, that “to be grafted into the vine that is Christ is to belong to the body of Christ. Both vine and body are images
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said it continues to receive reports of Catholics, including priests, finding out all the sacraments they have received are invalid because they were baptized years earlier with a formula that was not approved.
When a
The Christmas season can pose serious challenges for those in recovery from substance abuse. Catholic experts share strategies for remaining sober and centered in Christ.
A reader asks, “Please describe how Jesus established the Sacrament of Marriage.” Jesus did this in two ways, explains Monsignor Charles Pope: “through his own teaching during his public ministry, also, by speaking through his apostle, St. Paul; and, because Jesus continues
The Diocese of Stockton has issued a warning about impostors posing as Catholic clergy and charging Spanish-speaking faithful "exorbitant fees" for celebrating the sacraments. In an Oct. 20 media advisory, the diocese alerted parishioners in the Modesto area to the scammers, who
D.D. Emmons reflects on the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Once the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, we sing a song of praise and then a time of silence, sacred silence, no chit-chat, no cell phones, no unnecessary noise. It is akin to
A reader writes: “Given the dramatic rise in Alzheimer’s and the necessity of remembering our sins in order to properly confess them, what is your take on those people who haven’t been to confession in decades and now can’t remember that far
A reader writes: “My daughter is 12 years old and has not received the Eucharistic but was baptized as an infant. Recently, I found out that she watched a porn video on the internet. I feel so sad. I want to find
Father Patrick Briscoe shares a story about a recent wedding he helped celebrate. The bride and groom are a young couple clearly in love who chose the details of the Mass beautifully. Father Patrick writes: “But the thing I loved best was
As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy.
The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department of the Vatican Secretariat of State, keeps track of baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and Catholic marriages reported by dioceses around the