May 11, 2020
Order of Melchizedek
I recently attended the ordination of a Catholic priest. One of the prayers spoke of him as being ordained “according to the order of Melchizedek.” Who was this person and why is he mentioned in the ordination ceremony?
Who Is St. John of Avila?
During Pope Benedict XVI’s August 2011 visit to Madrid for World Youth Day, he told seminarians gathered at that city’s Almudena Cathedral that he would declare St. John of Avila the 34th Doctor of the Church. Who is this saint ...
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God’s Great Reversal: Key to the Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke, read at Mass on most Sundays this year, affirms that God values each of us regardless of age, wealth, health or gender.
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‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ The Story Behind the Song
This popular and enduring Christmas song’s plea for peace is as relevant today as when it was written, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Honoring Mary in Your Garden
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin can be on full display in our backyard oases.
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Falling in Love With Christ
Most people do fall in love at one time or another. By way of analogy, I suggest that falling in love is a good way to describe the apostle Paul's experience of faith.
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The Life and Legacy of Edith Stein
Edith Stein hardly seemed Catholic-saint material. She, a precocious Jewish child, rejected God as a teen at the turn of this century in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). But even as a child Edith was, at heart, a radical.
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