from the Church of the New York Times. Read more

A reader writes: I’d like to submit a prayer request for a priest of my acquaintance, who is undergoing a crisis of vocation right now. He’s been the instrument of several blessings in my family’s life, and I hope that he’s able to truly discern what God wants for his life. Father, hear our prayer for your son and servant that he would be enabled to remain faithful to his vows and that you would pour out upon him peace,... Read more

Last month the “news” was “NAZI POPE HIDES PERVERT PRIESTS!!!!!” It had every virtue a good news story should have except the negligible fact that it was a crock of crap. But what a long-lasting aroma! And look how many servants of the Lord of the Flies covered it from every corner of the media for two solid months. Why, the buzzing alone has lulled the average “news” consumer into the settled conviction that Something Must Be Done to Punish... Read more

Bureaucrats in the People’s Republic of Maplegrad are in a bind. They really want to force Catholic schools to shut up, bend over, and sing the glory and praise polymorphous perversity. But, being Canadians, they don’t quite know how to impose draconian policies on Catholic schools while maintaining the all important value of Niceness. So while there is rumbling and mumbling about how “shocking” it is that a Catholic school might actually want to teaching, you know, Catholic teaching the... Read more

One of the great rhetorical maelstroms to come in the wake of the shallow crackpots who have given us the New Atheism is the perennial question, “How can atheists possibly be moral without God?” Fundamentalist Christians love this one since they think they really got the New Atheists on the run. Fundamentalist Atheists (aka “New Atheists”) think the charge so self-evidently silly that they love it too, since they imagine that “being moral” is a piece of cake and in... Read more

A reader writes: My name is Sarah, and for the first time in my life I find myself leading a ladies’ study group at our local parish. We have been reading through Vol. 1 of Mary, Mother of the Son. I can truly say that all of the ladies in our small group are enjoying the book, however as none of us has a particular background in theology, we feel rather inept when it comes to forming a discussion around... Read more

…have way too much fun with the latest bit of climate change jernelizm. Read more

on the recent outburst of anti-Catholicism we’ve witnessed in the past couple of months. Sorry, but this was not 2002. It was not about reforming the Church. It was about hysteria and malice toward Benedict and the Church. Read more

We have two children, the youngest has Neurofibromatosis. We have a lot of medical appointments and such with him. We now have a third on the way. With time off for medical and stuff were just struggling, please ask for a safe and healthy pregnancy for my wife and a better job for me. We need wisdom and guidance.YoursFeeling Lost in the Canadian North Father, hear the prayer of your servants for you help, provision, and guidance. Guard mother and... Read more

in which we continue looking at the Beatitudes. Read more