Where does the tradition of praying for the dead come from, and do all popes have a number behind their name?
What justifies prayers for the dead? Why isn’t the pope called Francis I?
‘What must I do?’ Living ‘Veritatis Splendor” and the beauty of the moral life
St. John Paul II’s “Veritatis Splendor” views the moral life through the lens of the rich young man, who comes to Christ asking what he must do to inherit eternal life.
Stewardship: Five keys to help disciples respond to Jesus’ call
Stewardship is not a gift we give to God, but rather a gift God gives to us. Catholics have made the work of the church, Christ’s body, a priority in their lives.
Father Ron Rolheiser: A Subtler Kind of Poverty
Whenever I see people working in service jobs such as cooking in cafeterias, cleaning houses, mowing lawns, working in construction, doing janitorial work, and other work of this kind, I am often left to wonder, are they like my brother?
Question: Can mistakes be made when it comes to private revelation?
With personal private revelations, we always need to be aware of the possibility that a person could be mistaking their own opinion for God’s will.
Saint of the Month: St. Teresa of Ávila
Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada came from a family of Jews who converted to Catholicism. St. Teresa was canonized in 1622.
Ask Father Mike: When we feel like hypocrites and phonies
Have I found myself only doing or saying a thing simply so that others would notice? If I have, then I need to take another look at my heart and my motivations to make sure I am not merely pretending, to make sure I am not a hypocrite.
Michigan grandfather, mystic and stigmatist had the healing touch — could he be a saint?
Irving Houle had prayed for, and apparently received throughout the last 16 years of his life, the privilege to share in Christ’s sufferings as a disciple in a particularly unique way; he apparently had the stigmata.