The Hall of Fame vote and the Red Sox
Dick Flavin
The votes are in and we know who is going to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next summer. But here is the question all diehard Red Sox fans have: How did the Sox do? The big Red Sox winner ...
Rich in PovertyScott Hahn
The blessings and woes we hear in today's Gospel mark the perfection of all the wisdom of the Old Testament. That wisdom is summed up with marvelous symmetry in today's First Reading and Psalm: Each ...
Begin Lent by giving back to those in needDebbie Rambo
In her recent Democratic response to the State of the Union address, Stacey Abrams told a story about her father's generosity of spirit. She said that once, as he walked home from work on a cold, rainy ...
Children can be saints!Father Edward M. Riley
Just about every day of the year, Catholics have the privilege to celebrate the prayers of a saint or two or three or more. Although not all of the saints are found on the liturgical calendar of a local ...
The life-changing work of the Catholic AppealArlene Dubrowski
All of us want to change the world; often that change begins in our own backyards. Last Sunday, Jesus asked us to take a stand for something greater than ourselves. I believe supporting the life-changing ...
The diocesan synod of 1909Thomas Lester
In February 1909, clergy of the Archdiocese of Boston convened at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for a diocesan synod called by then Archbishop William H. O'Connell. Regular readers may recall that a ...
Funeral Mass on Sunday?Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. Recently a funeral Mass was offered on a Sunday afternoon in our parish for a longtime parishioner. I believe I remember as a child being taught by the sisters in our Catholic school that funerals ...
The Court and the CrossRussell Shaw
Two years after his death, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is missed for many reasons, not least among them his colorful writing style. In one notable opinion, Scalia said this: "Like some ...
Celibacy -- A Personal ApologiaFather Ron Rolheiser
As a vowed, religious celibate I'm very conscious that today celibacy, whether lived out in a religious commitment or in other circumstances, is suspect, under siege, and is offering too little by way ...
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Culture & Events
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Begin Lent by giving back to those in needDebbie Rambo
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The diocesan synod of 1909Thomas Lester
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The Hall of Fame vote and the Red SoxDick Flavin
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The ever-present totalitarian temptationGeorge Weigel
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The Court and the CrossRussell Shaw
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Numbers you can believe inKathy Mears
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Standing pat with the Red SoxDick Flavin
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The moral depravity of Andrew Cuomo and FriendsGeorgeWeigel
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The Young Catholics' Friend SocietyThomas Lester
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Faith & Family
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Rich in PovertyScott Hahn
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Children can be saints!Father Edward M. Riley
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The life-changing work of the Catholic AppealArlene Dubrowski
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Funeral Mass on Sunday?Father Kenneth Doyle
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Just a bit widerJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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Into the DeepScott Hahn
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The Memorial of St. AgathaFather Steve Grunow
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How excommunication worksFather Kenneth Doyle
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Building Upon, or Destroying, the Cornerstone of the Common GoodFather Roger Landry
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Prophet to the NationsScott Hahn
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Spirituality
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Celibacy -- A Personal ApologiaFather Ron Rolheiser
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PhilanthropyMichael Pakaluk
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Ecumenism -- The Path ForwardFather Ron Rolheiser
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Shutdown 'violates the social contract'Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley
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Snake-bittenFather Ron Rolheiser
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Wendy Beckett -- RIPFather Ron Rolheiser
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What would Aquinas do?Michael Pakaluk
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Struggling for SustenanceFather Ron Rolheiser
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A peaceful 2019 to youFather Eugene Hemrick
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A huge year for journalismEffie Caldarola
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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