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Through his extremely popular “Catholicism” video series, Fr. Robert Barron is imparting a wealth of information and insight on the Catholic faith and the nature of the Church to large numbers of people, both Catholic and otherwise, who desperately need it.
The series is well produced, and serves as an effective showcase for Fr. Barron’s remarkable ability to communicate deep theological principals in a compelling and approachable way.
In spite of the excellence of the overwhelming...
The Year of Faith is in full swing, a year during which the Holy Father is encouraging the faithful to undertake an exploration of the Council documents with renewed vigor.
Bravo! The simple fact that far too few among us have actually taken the time to read the conciliar text is one of the primary reasons there is so much discord surrounding Vatican II and its implementation.
Pope Benedict XVI has arguably made the matter of conciliar interpretation, as articulated in his now famous...
On December 9, 1531, a poor and humble man from a remote village, some fourteen miles outside of present-day Mexico City, had a miraculous encounter with a mysterious lady and the Americas would never be the same.
That peasant was Juan Diego, and the mysterious lady that he encountered was none other than she whom we now know as Our Lady of Guadalupe.
It was just before dawn on that fateful Saturday morning, when Juan, a convert who was received into the Catholic Church less than ten years...
In the days following last week’s U.S. presidential election, a staggering amount of analysis has been focused on Republican messaging, demographics and core constituencies, but it misses the most fundamental point entirely.
If the Second Coming of Obama is evidence of anything it is the godlessness of a nation, the majority of whose citizens worship an idol who not only grants free license to practically every immoral impulse that one can imagine, but who also evidently demands human...
In response to the Holy Father’s wishes for this Year of Faith, plans are being made in parishes and dioceses all over the world to “celebrate” Vatican II in light of the 50th anniversary of the Council’s opening. But how many Catholics have an appropriate understanding of what it means in this case to celebrate?
With football season in full tilt here in the United States, maybe the following analogy will lend some perspective:
Imagine your favorite team blazing a trail through the...
Following the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, most news organizations reported that it was a spontaneous act carried out by a Muslim mob moved to anger by an anti-Islamic movie trailer.
It now seems rather clear that the video is being exploited by the Islamic terrorists as a convenient excuse for their unprovoked assault.
Mohammed Yussef Magariaf, President of Libya’s General National...
In the days immediately following Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, the Catholic blogosphere was all abuzz with excitement, but it was also filled with a lot of hand-wringing over the Wisconsin congressman’s alleged attachment to the philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Now, I’m not talking about liberals in Catholic clothing like James Salt of Catholics United and other likeminded posers who are engaged in a two-front war against both Jesus Christ and capitalism; rather,...
Please forgive me for waxing apocalyptic, but lately I’ve been thinking an awful lot about the end times prophecy that speaks of how those who refuse to worship evil will be impeded in the free exercise of commerce simply because of their beliefs. Why, you may ask? In case you haven’t noticed, that persecution is taking shape right before our very eyes thanks to the American homosexualist movement.
Don’t take my word for it; just ask Jim and Mary O'Reilly, owners of The Wildflower Inn...
According to the Compendium issued by the Holy See in 2004, "the primary and fundamental" core principles of Catholic social doctrine are "the dignity of the human person, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity." All other authentic expressions of Catholic social justice stem from these "permanent and universal" principles. Simple enough, right?
And yet, the following year, the USCCB published its own document presenting the “heart” of Catholic social teaching which includes such...
In the creation account recorded in the first chapter of Genesis, we read that God specifically blessed the creatures of the sea and the birds of the air saying, “Be fruitful and multiply.”
This divine blessing and command was repeated to Adam and Eve, and thus to all of mankind who alone are created to reflect the image and likeness of their Creator.
We see in this account a threefold benediction – of life in the air, of life on the earth, and of life in the sea – a...
