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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Oct 2, 2024

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German “synodality” and the world Church

In a recent interview with The Pillar, Dr. Frank Ronge, a veteran German Catholic bureaucrat who coordinates the German Synodal Path,...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Mary Beth Bonacci

Sep 30, 2024

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Catholic friendships matter: Community based in the Good is a gift from God

Recently, I gave a talk on “Catholic Friendship” at Our Lady of Victory High School here in Denver—a fabulous school, by the way. It was...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Sep 27, 2024

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Fran X. Maier: Rome, the SCV, and Accountability

Photo provided by First Things. This article was first written on September 27th for First Things by our friend Fran X. Maier. Speaking...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Sep 26, 2024

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Make Everything a Sacrifice to Sanctify the World

“Make everything you can a sacrifice.” – The Angel of Portugal to the three Fatima children Sacrifice stands before us as the hidden key...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Sep 25, 2024

3

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Keeping (or Making) Catholic Education Great

According to the Vatican yearbook, the Annuario Pontificio , there are north of 5,000 Catholic bishops in the world today. They share...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Paul Winkler

Sep 20, 2024

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Reset your daily routine: Secrets to success and holiness

Photo: Adobe Stock What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up today? Chances are it wasn’t God, but you were instead...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Sep 18, 2024

3

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Choking on Rights Talk

In her prescient book, Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse, Mary Ann Glendon of the Harvard Law School warned her...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Sep 11, 2024

3

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Canceled in China

“Hallow,” the prayer app that debuted in 2018, is one of the most popular spiritual tools on the planet, having been downloaded some 14...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Deacon Marc Nestorick

Sep 10, 2024

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Why have a Catholic funeral?

Do we really have to have a funeral Mass (or funeral liturgy outside of Mass)? What if no one is going to come? The answer to these two...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Sep 4, 2024

3

min read

Witness to Hope, Twenty-Five Years Later

My hands were shaky a quarter-century ago as I carried the heavy box from the front door of our house into my study. Inside were my...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

National Catholic Register

Aug 31, 2024

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Entrusting Disabled Children to Jesus, Via Catholic Schools

COMMENTARY: Denver’s FIRE Foundation’s mission champions students with disabilities in Catholic schools by providing educational...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Aug 28, 2024

3

min read

“Sinicization” is not inculturation

“Inculturation” has been a Catholic buzzword for over a half-century. It’s not the most elegant neologism, smacking as it does of...

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