Lent: More Than Penance
Leonard Foley, OFM
April 4, 2017
To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.
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The Legend of Pope Joan
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
April 1, 2017
Though she never existed, the myth persists for a reason.
Lent with Father Casey Cole: Death
Casey Cole, OFM
March 31, 2017
My grandmother lived a very long, full life. In the 91 years before she died, she raised a family of 10 children—her crown jewel—who then produced her 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Paulina Cerrilla: Rising Star
J.D. Long-Garcia
March 30, 2017
A strong faith is guiding this multitalented, young artist.
Homily? Eulogy?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 29, 2017
Some dioceses allow eulogies at funerals, and others do not. Why is this?
This question arises frequently. According to the 1989 Order of Christian Funerals (the ritual book used by Catholics in the United States), “A brief homily is given after the Gospel reading ” (#166).
Nurturing a Franciscan Spirituality
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 29, 2017
I need some practical advice for how to live and grow in Franciscan spirituality as a layperson. Because I am not close to a Secular Franciscan group, I need to do this on my own.
Use a Cross or a Crucifix?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 29, 2017
During the Good Friday liturgy at our parish, we venerate a plain cross and not a crucifix with a representation of Jesus’ body on it. The crucifix is kept out of sight in the sacristy.
Because this doesn’t seem right to me, I wrote a note in the parish’s suggestion box, recommending that we use a crucifix rather than a cross. A member of the parish staff responded that we are venerating the wood of the cross on which Jesus died, not a replica of Jesus’ body.
Spiritual, Religious, or None of the Above?
Willam F. Kraft, PhD
March 29, 2017
Most of us have friends or family members who have left the Church. How do we respond in faith?
Secrets of the Knights Templar
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
March 29, 2017
They’re shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories. A history scholar unpacks their real story.
Reel Time
Rose Pacatte, FSP
March 29, 2017
A United Kingdom
In postwar London, Muriel (Laura Carmichael) convinces her sister, Ruth (Rosamund Pike), an office worker, to accompany her to a dance at the mission society. There Ruth meets Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), a law student and prince of the African country of Bechuanaland (now Botswana). They bond over a mutual love for jazz, and soon Khama proposes marriage. But their interracial union evokes resistance from her family and the British government.
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