A Paradigm Shift from Veritatis Splendor to Amoris Laetitia?

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‘Wildcat’ sheds light on Flannery O'Connor's faith and fiction and leaves audience searching for grace...

This Sunday, On the Way to the Cross, Jesus Shared ‘God’s Innermost Secret’...
Tom Hoopes
On the night before he died, Jesus was thinking about our joy, not his pain — and he shared a secret that we only now may be ready to understand. The Church has been looking back on that night for weeks now, because what Jesus said in his Farewell Discourse on Holy Thursday reveals the deepest meaning of what he wants us to do now, on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B.

Why does God try to kill Moses in Exodus 4?
Clement Harrold
Chapter 4 of the Book of Exodus contains one of the strangest passages in all of Sacred Scripture. Verses 18-26 describe how Moses, living in exile in the land of Midian, goes to his father-in-law Jethro to request permission to return to his own people back in Egypt. Jethro consents, and so Moses sets off together with his wife, Zipporah, and their sons.

Opinion: Catholics Should Not Be Organ Donors When ‘Brain Death’ Is the Standard...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa: Peace in the Holy Land Is Built on Dialogue, Action...

Priest Shot Dead in South Africa; Catholic Bishops There Decry ‘Pandemic’ of Murder...

Thank You, Bill Maher, But Your Critique of Hollywood’s Depravity Didn’t Go Far Enough...
Jennifer Roback Morse
If you haven’t seen talk show host Bill Maher’s recent monologue calling out the pedophilia problem in Hollywood, you really should take the eight and a half minutes to do so. I’m glad someone finally said the sexual exploitation of children is wrong, and that Hollywood’s complicity and hypocrisy are appalling. However, the problem is deeper than Maher thinks...

5 middle schoolers who protested trans athlete’s participation banned from future competitions...

New York Resident Arrested in St. Peter’s Square ‘Armed Like a Butcher’ Was on ‘Most Wanted’ List in US...

The Pope says you’re welcome. But are you interested?
Phil Lawler
In the latest, broadcast by CBS (with a more extensive version to air in May), Pope Francis is asked about the many Catholics who have left the Church. His answer is revealing in several ways. He insists that there is “always a place” for Catholics in the Church. “If in this parish, the priest doesn’t seem welcoming, I understand,” he says; “but go and look elsewhere”...

Begotten by Love: A Reflection on the Sixth Sunday of Easter...
Scott Hahn
God is love, and He revealed that love in sending His only Son to be a sacrificial offering for our sins. In these words from today’s Epistle, we should hear an echo of the story of Abraham’s offering of Isaac at the dawn of salvation history. Because Abraham obeyed God’s command and did not withhold his only beloved son, God promised that Abraham’s descendants...

What Do Atheists Believe?
Stacy Trasancos
Words are the way we communicate from one mind to another. A word is external expression of an internal idea, but it is not a mechanical or quantifiable act in binary code with precise meaning. The same word can mean different things to different people. To “believe” is such a word. Previously (What is Atheism?), I used Graham Oppy’s book, Atheism: The Basics, for the definition of atheism...

Shows like ‘Ghost Hunters’ are silly. For centuries, the world’s expert in paranormal investigations has been the Catholic Church...
Jimmy Akin
These days, there are numerous ghost hunting and paranormal TV shows. A few examples include Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Kindred Spirits, Paranormal Lockdown, and Help! My House Is Haunted.Frankly, these shows are silly. Shows like this are not taken seriously by competent paranormal investigators.However, what is a Catholic to make of the subject of paranormal investigations itself?

Here’s a Catholic spiritual hand grenade for you...

Beep baseball is like regular baseball, but it’s the hitter, not the ump, who’s blind. And its World Series is coming in July...

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