I recently attended a professional baseball game in Texas. The game was played in a brand-new, multi-billion-dollar stadium that possesses every amenity one could imagine. The game was played indoors The post Catholic Schools and Learning How to See appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
“Our Lady went into a strange country, Our Lady, for she was ours, And had run on the little hills behind the houses And pulled small flowers; But she rose The post Regina Angelorum appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
LEO XIV GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday, 3 September 2025 Dear brothers and sisters, in our catechesis on the Jubilee theme of “Christ our Hope,” we continue to reflect The post Christ is our hope appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
King Charles III returned to work today after his summer holiday with a tour of the Birmingham Oratory to mark the canonization of St John Henry Newman in 2019. In The post King Charles III visits St. John Henry Newman’s Oratory appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Some observers have noted that Leo’s peace initiatives echo Pope Francis’ early in his pontificate. The former is different from the latter, however, and likely took some lessons from the The post From Syria to Ukraine: The shadow of 2013 on papal peace initiatives appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, visited Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday and laid flowers at the temporary memorial where two children were killed and The post V.P. Vance and Mrs. Vance visit site of Minneapolis shooting appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Perhaps it is a failure of diplomacy on my side, but my approach to most contemporary political controversies could be summed up in the statement, “You’re nuts! This expression implies The post Remembering Eric appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Pope Benedict XVI wrote that the historical-critical analysis had value in its time, but now we need to take into account “the living tradition of the whole Church”; one that The post Time to move beyond “Synoding”? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
In vain, in vain–the all-composing Hour Resistless falls: the Muse obeys the Pow’r. She comes! she comes! the sable Throne behold Of primæval and of old! Before her, gilded clouds The post The Descent of Dullness appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda said this week that Catholics and others in the Twin Cities are revealing “signs of God’s great love” in the week following the| The Catholic Thing
As the LGBTQ ideology comes increasingly to resemble a rival religious movement, we should recognize that it poses similar obstacles to discipleship. The movement possesses its own symbols, holy seasons, The post Can transsexuals be baptized? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
In his storied career in the kitchen, chef Salvo Lo Castro has been a star around the world and at the Vatican, plating pasta for popes, world leaders and movie The post Former Vatican chef opens NYC restaurant appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! The post O Sacred Head, Now Wounded appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report examining the religious liberty implications for women and minorities in Afghanistan four years after the Taliban’s takeover. “Religious The post In Afghanistan, the Taliban targets women and religious minorities appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
The vocation crisis is not merely a crisis of priestly and religious vocations—though that problem is real and remains acute in many parts of the American Church. Whole generations of The post The invisible vocations crisis appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
We have the dual task of pursuing holiness and dealing with a world and a Church in tumult. The post The Mellifluous Doctor and Us appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
According to a report released yesterday by the Catholic nonprofit American Life League, Planned Parenthood (PP) affiliates based in pro-life states annually take in close to half a billion dollars The post Taxpayers still funding Planned Parenthood in pro-life states appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Thou art my God, sole object of my love; Not for the hope of endless joys above; Nor for the fear of endless pains below, Which they who love thee The post Prayer of St. Francis Xavier appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
Catholic social teaching insists on the dignity of every human person and the primacy of the common good. This includes solidarity with those suffering. Yet solidarity does not mean tolerating The post Is D.C.’s homeless cleanup un-Christian? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.| The Catholic Thing
The Archbishop of Toulouse has appointed a new chancellor after widespread opposition to his earlier choice of a priest convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. But while Archbishop Guy de| The Catholic Thing
Fr. Paul D. Scalia: When a priest brings Communion to the dying, we call it 'viaticum' – food for the journey. The Eucharist is always that.| The Catholic Thing
David G. Bonagura, Jr.: Catholicism and the liberal arts will continue a downward trajectory so long as a utilitarian ethos shapes our world.| The Catholic Thing
James V. Schall, S.J. @ The Catholic Thing: On Reading Fiction in the age of new media. It's good, as C.S. Lewis wrote, to live lives other than our own| The Catholic Thing
Four popes and the prospects for recovering right reason and the moral foundations of democracy| The Catholic Thing
In an article dedicated to the reading of literary fiction, the remarkable Jesuit Father James V. Schall, one of the founders of The Catholic Thing, recalled the opinion of Rudolf| The Catholic Thing
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Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff was asked about his view of eternal damnation. “What I am going to say| The Catholic Thing
