What Is Americanism?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
Is Americanism a heresy? If so, what does it mean? The person who introduced me to this term was not very clear about its meaning.
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Disposing of Religious Articles
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
After my sister died last year, my niece cleaned up the apartment and gave me several religious statues and pictures. Is it a sin if I donate these things to someone else? Although I already have enough religious articles, I feel guilty about giving these away.
Order of Melchizedek
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
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?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
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 and what did he do to deserve such an honor?
God’s Great Reversal: Key to the Gospel of Luke
John R. Barker, OFM
May 11, 2020
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.
‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ The Story Behind the Song
Mary Jo Dangel
May 11, 2020
This popular and enduring Christmas song’s plea for peace is as relevant today as when it was written, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Honoring Mary in Your Garden
Vincenzina Krymow
May 11, 2020
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin can be on full display in our backyard oases.
Falling in Love With Christ
Ronald D. Witherup, SS
May 11, 2020
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.
The Life and Legacy of Edith Stein
John Feister
May 11, 2020
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.
Sharing the Word for May 11, 2020 – Fifth Week of Easter – Year 2
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
May 11, 2020
There is no point in our striving to attain power and glory for ourselves. All blessing that might come to us comes from God.
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