Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.| Catholic Review
Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.| Catholic Review
It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn't strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.| Catholic Review
Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.| Catholic Review
We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.| Catholic Review
In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.| Catholic Review
This year’s Rite of Election in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was beautiful. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen was filled to overflowing. Nearly 800 catechumens and candidates for reception into the church were joined by their godparents, sponsors, families and friends.| Catholic Review
Peter and Paul could not have been more different from each other. But the liturgical wisdom that brought these two towering saints together in a shared feast underscores the fact that the church needed both the fisherman and the Pharisee -- and still does.| Catholic Review
Sometimes it seemed as if Pope St. John Paul II could do just about anything — do it well, in fact — if he simply set his mind to doing it. This impression of uncommon giftedness would by itself have been enough to give his pontificate its special aura.| catholicreview.org
The idea of union with God is, for most people, alternately attractive and terrifying.| catholicreview.org