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Wasn’t Purgatory unheard of in Scripture and only invented in the Dark Ages? No. Just the term “Purgatory” arose after the time of the apostles, just as the terms “Trinity”, “Christianity”, “Second Coming”, and “Bible” did. But the idea of Purgatory was already present in the period before Jesus was born. So, for instance, we […]

Msgr. Charles Pope at adw.org At every funeral I celebrate, I spend a good portion of the sermon urging everyone, including myself, to be more intent on preparing for death and judgement. I remind the assembled of Jesus’ numerous parables on this theme. I remind them that no one loves them more than does Jesus, and yet no […]

In honor of the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter on Feb. 22, we made the following infographic explaining the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Ever wondered how the Archbishop has the power to restore the sacraments? Want to know why the deacon does the readings at Mass instead of the priest? It’s all here! Note: […]

Catholics talk about natural law, but what’s it all about? Basically, it’s a system of principles that guides human life in accordance with our nature and our good, insofar as those can be known by natural reason. It thereby promotes life the way it evidently ought to be, based on what we are and how […]

From Patheos by Fr. Dwight Longnecker At a priest’s conference not long ago the speaker quoted some statistics. Christians of different traditions were asked percentage wise how important evangelization was to their understanding of the Christian faith. Mainline Protestants answered 60%. Evangelical Christians answered 85%. Catholics said 3%. We Catholics skate around this one muttering […]

Here is an advent reflection given by Father Vaugh Treco, Chaplin at Providence Academy in Plymouth Minnesota.  Father gives a very rational explanation for the coming of Jesus Christ as man into a broken world.  

The following article was originally published in the Wall Street Journal on Christmas Day 2014.  It is the most commented on and shared article in the history of the online WSJ. Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God The odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer. Intelligent design, anyone? By ERIC METAXAS Dec. […]

From Archdiocese of Washington DC I was out on the preaching circuit this past week and spoke at five parishes (including my own) on the biblical vision of Holy Matrimony (marriage) as set forth by God and the Church. The talks were sponsored by the pro-life group Defend Life. While I cannot succinctly reproduce the […]

From the Catholic Spirit Matthew Christoff, 57, is a member of St. Anne in Hamel and co-founder of Catholic Man Night, a parish-based Catholic men’s evangelization effort focused on helping men meet and know Jesus Christ. He has studied extensively what he calls the “man crisis” in the Church, and launched The New Emangelization Project. A […]