CNA Columns
Praying Our Grief: Comfort and Prayers for Widows
Book written by Linda Perrone Rooney Read more
Bishop’s pastoral letter on confession
It is not easy to go to Confession. If it is not hard enough to admit to ourselves that we... Read more
Vatican paper delves into new Twilight movie
In an article entitled, “The Secret of Twilight,” the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reviewed the first of the Twilight movies.... Read more
Seeking Life: the baptismal invitation of the Rule of St. Benedict
Book written by: Esther de Waal. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press. 148 pages. Hardback. May 2009. ISBN 978-0-8146-1880-6. $19.95. Read more
Catholic Schools
As the new school year begins, I thank God for our Catholic schools. Through the centuries, the Catholic Church has... Read more
Called Out of Darkness: a spiritual confession
Book written by: Anne Rice. New York : Knopf. 245 pages. Hardback. October 2008. ISBN 978-0-307-26827-3. $24.00. Read more
Faith Beyond the In-Crowd
It's the kind of remark that gets the acid flowing in your stomach, or at least makes you bite your... Read more
The Deacon Reader
Book edited by James Keating. New York: Paulist Press. Paperback. 280 pages. May 2006. ISBN 0-8091-4389-5. $22.95. Read more
Matrimony: Is it Still Holy?
Marriage is like a beautiful gilded bird cage. All the Little birds on the outside want to get in, while... Read more
Vatican newspaper editor to present new book on Pius XII
The director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, will present a new book entitled, "In Defense of Pius XII. The... Read more
Year for Priests
We celebrated his Mass of Christian Burial on June 4, at Our Lady of Fatima Church. A large number of... Read more
Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader
Book written by: Carmen Acevedo Butcher. Paraclete Press. 244 pages. March 2007. Read more
Celebrating Independence
Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, our Founding Fathers declared the thirteen colonies to be independent from Great Britain. A nation... Read more
Long Live Haydn
May 31 was the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn's death in 1809 at the age of 77. He was... Read more
Real Women, Real Saints: friends for your spiritual journey
Book written by: Gina Loeher. Read more
Measuring Fairness in Life
"What you measure out to others will be measured back to you.” (Matthew 7:2) A Common Measure: “Life is unfair!”... Read more
The Canonization of George Tiller
Late-term abortionist George Tiller has been buried. His clinic has been permanently closed. It is being reported that candlelight vigils... Read more
Pope Pius XII
The recent visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestine territories has brought renewed focus on Pope... Read more
