The Gospel for this past Sunday began, “Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book.”...

One of the striking things about the Easter and post-Easter narratives in the New Testament is that they are largely about...

Pope Francis’s bold decisions to canonize Blessed John XXIII without the normal post-beatification miracle, and to link Good Pope John’s...

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! With these words we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and his victory over our sins. We also...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila greets Father Ambrose Omayas, assistant administrator of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver on the steps...

This week, as we recall the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, the theme of innocence has been on my mind and in my heart. Jesus...

This coming Aug. 3 will mark the golden anniversary of Flannery O’Connor’s “Passover,” to adopt the biblical image John Paul II used to...

One of the many reasons to follow the Lenten station church pilgrimage through Rome is that, along that unique itinerary of sanctity, one...

In the first reading for this Wednesday, April 9, from the Book of Daniel, we hear about three faithful Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and...

For the better part of two centuries now, one of the standard tropes in western high culture has held that the-God-of-the-Bible-is-the-en...

Rejoice! This is the message that was proclaimed this past Sunday as we shifted our focus from the prayer, fasting and almsgiving that...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, Lent is often associated with eating fish on Fridays, since we are required to refrain from eating...

Historians of the Roman liturgy generally reckon the restorations of the Easter Vigil (by Pius XII) and the adult catechumenate (by...

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do,” Jesus said as his executioners crucified him and onlookers reviled him. These are...

We are now in the second week of preparing ourselves to welcome the Risen Christ, and for many of us, our efforts to grow in holiness...

Father Andreas Hoeck and a layman enact a person going to confession behind a screen. (Photo provided) Dear Brothers and Sisters in...

Half an hour before sunrise on Ash Wednesday, hundreds of English-speakers from all over Rome will begin walking to the ancient basilica...

Besides Christmas and Easter, parishes usually experience the biggest crowds on Ash Wednesday. People are inherently sacramental—we are...

CNN recently profiled the case of a woman named Marlise Munoz, who was both pregnant and brain dead. Its report noted that Mrs. Munoz was...

Ash Wednesday is one week away, and this Lent Pope Francis is urging us to help free our brothers and sisters from an enemy that is even...