It is often noted that traddy types are more observant than regular Catholics, but some time ago I heard an anecdote about an exception. (Si...

Recently I saw online a video of a priest preaching about folks who go to confession over and over with the same sin—in this case, pornogra...

Today is the feast of St. Leopold Mandić, OFM Cap., (1866-1942), a Croatian who ended up as a noted confessor in Padua. I was reading Pope S...

A cross is first of all an intersection. The Cross of Jesus Christ reveals several: the intersection of deity and humanity, of heaven and ea...

Fr. Christopher Dietrich, OFM Cap. Fr. Chris was one of those friars who kept to himself and did his own thing, so I probably would neve...

(Original post, May 22, 2009) Riffing on the case of Dr. Tim Whatley, who was accused of converting to Judaism "just for the jokes,...

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.”  Martha said to him, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.”  Jesus...