The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the most fundamental of our faith. On it everything else depends and from it everything else derives. Hence the Churchs constant concern to safeguard the revealed ...

Parents and educators give [to children] understanding of this divine mercy by believing in it and practicing it. ... It is this faith which will prevent them from falling again, and, if they fall, ...

The Gospel for Easter Sunday is from St. John's account of Easter morning (John 20:1–9). We are told that Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb very early in the morning while it is still dark. She has ...

Had we had ten Hilaire Bellocs in the English-speaking Catholic world in the past fifty years, we might have converted the whole kit-and-caboodle and avoided the mess we find ourselves in today. With ...

With five million copies in hardcover and three million in paperback, the Harry Potter series is a dramatic success. But not everyone is wild about Harry. With a flash of mysterious green light, Harry ...

The contemporary crisis of freedom is at root a crisis of truth. In our own day, John Paul II has clearly demonstrated the inseparable connection between freedom and truth. In the course of his long ...

Last week, you wrote about angels. What about the devil? We hear much about angels, but seem to have forgotten the devil. The Catechism of the Catholic Church asserts, "Behind the disobedient voice, ...

I recently heard on the radio a program sponsored by the McLean Bible Church which stated that "the Catholic Church believes that the Jews killed Jesus." I know this is not true. But what good answer ...

We tend to consider speculation about extraterrestrials to be a recent phenomenon, a task forced on us by the scientific knowledge weve gained during the last century. Its rather surprising, perhaps, ...

Recently, one of our parish priests mentioned the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano in his sermon and also mentioned some scientific studies that had been performed. Could you please provide a little ...

When Sheen went on television in February 1952, his Life Is Worth Living programs became extremely popular, competing effectively against shows starring Mr. Television, Milton Berle, and singer-actor ...

Please explain the role of godparents in Catholic baptism. How strictly should the potential godparents adhere to traditional Catholic teaching? If a couple does not know sufficiently "qualified" ...