Being a Christian, a partner in the paschal mystery, means sacrificing, thinking of others, following Jesus—even to laying down one’s life for others.

A new image for Pentecost

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope But he is not the first Jesuit cardinal archbishop or bishop How many Jesuit cardinals archbishops and bishops have there been in Jesuit history and how many are there now Today we learned that Michael Charles Barber S J was appointed bishop of Oakland

As we recall the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic it is interesting to see how editorials in magazines and papers and how religious leaders originally interpreted the tragic event Most commended the bravery of the crew Some blamed the ship company for reckless speed One spoke of

The Tridentine Mass Why I Couldn rsquo t Go Back my blog post of March 8 evoked numerous comments mdash 63 to be exact These surely set me thinking Thanks to all who pitched in At this point I prefer not to revisit the debate but to move forward constructively in two directions

An ordinary Sunday morning. I decide to go to a church that celebrates the Latin Mass every Sunday.

LINcredible Jeremy Lin has taken NY by storm Before each game he and teammate Landry Fields have a ritual He has been called the Taiwanese Tebow but he is not Tebowing He and Landry pretend they are paging through a book and then raise hands and eyes to heaven They explain that the

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