Master Catechist: Champion of Faith, St. Cyprian
The first three centuries of the Christian era are commonly known as “The Age of Persecution” the Church’s enemies promptly and aggressively fulfilled Christ’s prediction to His followers: “If they...
View ArticleOpen Mike: To Live the Faith, Now More than Ever
The Church in America has to take a hard look at our choices. Did passivity and dismissal of serious warnings (most notably the widespread indifference to Pope Paul VI’s prescient predictions set forth...
View ArticleWhat Does Consubstantial Mean? (And Why is it in Our Creed?)
The first Christians had a problem. You probably know that the first Christians were also Jews. In the world of the Roman Empire, Jews were famous for the fact that they worshipped only one God. To...
View ArticleThe Pope Speaks: The Church’s Witness in America
One of the most memorable aspects of my Pastoral Visit to the United States was the opportunity it afforded me to reflect on America’s historical experience of religious freedom, and specifically the...
View ArticleA Declaration of War: The Health and Human Services “Contraception Mandate”
We’re in a war,” declared Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to a gathering of NARAL Pro-Choice America [1]. The Obama administration has declared war on...
View ArticleOut of Death, Life: The Martyrs of the Early Church
A small group, men and women, young and old, huddled together in the center of the amphitheater. The crowd, hearing the hungry lions roaring in their underground pens, stirred in anticipation of the...
View ArticleThe Art of Living: The Tyranny of Tolerance
In a relativistic culture like our own, the Catholic Church is often depicted as the “bad guy.” As one of the strongest voices of traditional morality left in the public sphere, the Church stands as a...
View ArticleLooking at a Masterpiece: The Little Street
This painting circa 1657 by one of the great masters of the Golden Age of Dutch painting, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. At first superficial glance it may seem...
View ArticleA New Evangelization: The Language of Love
At first glance, much that went on at Yale University during the week of February 12th was enough to make even the most tenacious of culture warriors throw up their hands in defeat. This year the...
View ArticleAsk CUF: What is "Soul Sleep"?
I made friends with a young woman studying to be a Protestant pastor here in Germany at the University of Erlangen. Naturally our discussions center on ecumenical questions. Here is the most recent...
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