Harrison Butker’s commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, has attracted a great deal of attention from the media. But there’s more to the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s speech than the headlines and soundbites will allow. In particular, he strikes at
A reader asks if his priest’s pottery or porcelain chalice is OK to use during Mass. Monsignor Charles Pope responds that several key documents from Rome speak to the norms for the chalice and other sacred vessels. The General Instruction of the
Without forgiveness as a standard part of the daily emoji discourse that has become so routine over text messaging, are we missing an opportunity to extend it?
Guided by founder Justin Fatica, Hard As Nails missionaries travel the country and the world bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to youth. And these missionaries are all in. They remind us that as members of the Church, we have a
If we truly believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, how would we change? In this week’s Openers, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a few stories about the witnesses of her parish priests and how their bold love, belief
We don’t know a good deal about the rich man or Lazarus. The rich man and Lazarus die. Lazarus enters heaven, while the rich man is cast into the nether world. The rich man’s sin is complacency. Unlike him, there’s still time
When it comes to the Sacrament of Confession, Church law trumps that of the state. Regardless of the passage of any governmental legislation, breaking the seal of confession is simply not an option for a priest.
What would the world be like without the enthusiasm of young people? Quiet. In this week’s Openers, managing editor Scott Warden is reminded how the energy of young people at Mass and parish gatherings are the future and should be encouraged.
Scott Richert attended a conference in mid-September honoring of the life and legacy of Wendell Berry, the farmer, poet, novelist and essayist. The entire body of his intellectual work has been inspired and informed by his place on earth and the people
Because “soul” means the life-giving principle of a living thing, we must hold that God does not have or need a life-giving principle since he is existence itself. He is simple, undivided and, though having soul-like qualities, is pure spirit.
In “American Priest,” author Father Wilson Miscamble repeatedly shows Father Theodore Hesburgh as a high-minded educator, public servant and priest who did much good. That he also shows the problematic side of a man for whom cultural assimilation sometimes mattered more than