In this week's Our Sunday Visitor In Focus, you'll get to know the men who helped guide the early Church, helping it become the Faith we encounter today. Meet both ante Nicene and post Nicene fathers from Tertullian to Gregory the Great.
In his column this week, Monsignor Campion looks at the history of the Titanic, and of the priests that lost their lives as they ministered to the people aboard, most immigrants in third class, who lost their lives. The courage of the
A white wooden church sits beside a lonely two-lane highway in Sharon, Georgia, a town of 130 souls. It’s the oldest Catholic church in the state but no longer has any parishioners — the last Catholic there died a few months ago.
The Catholic Church has long honored early Christian leaders, theologians and teachers from the East (Greek) and West (Latin) as Fathers of the Church. Unlike Doctors of the Church, there is no official list of Church Fathers. Over the centuries, lists with
A few months ago, after I posted information on an annual women’s pilgrimage to Italy, a trip I co-host each year, I read a very sad comment on my Facebook page. A woman said while a visit to Italy, and in particular
Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century. Called either an ecumenical (universal) or a general council, these terms are often used interchangeably. Councils consist of Church bishops from around
During a recent RCIA class, the instructor provided a handout that included three basic Catholic prayers: the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory Be. One of the class participants immediately said: “Hey, your Our Father doesn’t include, “For thine is
In Christian history, no ruling body, king or patriarch is reviled more than the Jerusalem Sanhedrin. This Jewish high court, identified in all four Gospels, plotted to have Jesus arrested, subjected him to an illegal trial and intimidated the Romans into murdering
Pelagius, a name that means “sea-born,” is a rare but not unique name in Church history. Pope Pelagius I governed the Church from 556 to 561, and Pope Pelagius II reigned from 579 to 590. There are two saints named Pelagius: The
A sculpture of the head of Roman Emperor Constantine. CNS/Paul Haring Oct. 28 is the 1,700th anniversary of a truly pivotal moment in the story of Western civilization and in the story of Christ’s Church — an event so decisive, in fact,