May 12, 2020

Substituting for the Gloria

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 12, 2020

For the past few years, from midnight Christmas through Epiphany, the director of music in our parish has elected to use “Angels We Have Heard on High” instead of the Gloria. What is proper in this regard?

The Mighty Macs: The Story Behind the Film

B.G. Kelley May 12, 2020

"College basketball was a men's club, " emphasizes Cathy Rush, the Hall of Fame coach who led Immaculata to that seemingly impossible 1972 national title. "Look, games were played on Monday afternoons at three o'clock. Nobody but the parents and ...

The Many Lives of Chris Padgett

Christopher Heffron May 12, 2020

Chris Padgett cannot keep still. In the hour we've spent together, Padgett, though seated, has burned more calories than most runners can manage in a 5K.

Frequently Asked Questions about Christmas

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 12, 2020

Answers to some often asked questions about the Christmas season.

Purgatory and Praying for the Dead

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 12, 2020

A Christian friend says that the Bible contains no references to purgatory. What is the basis for the Church’s teaching about this? Why do Catholics pray for the dead?

Bible open | Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash

Did God Hate Esau?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 12, 2020

Malachi 1:1-3 says: “An oracle. The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi. ‘I have loved you,’ says the LORD; but you say, ‘How have you loved us?’ ‘Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?’ says the LORD: ‘yet I loved ...