Feast Day: April 16 Every once in a while we are able to catch a v...

Well, it’s Easter time, and that means that the mainstream media an...

A few weeks ago, I came across an article that astounded me. You ma...

Dear Father Joe: My parish has merged with another one and everythi...

"I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. ...

The first reading for Mass on the first Sunday of Lent this year, t...

Feast Day: March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315–386) lived in a ti...

A classic characterization of Jesus is that he is priest, prophet, ...

One of the commonest observations made by opponents of religion is ...

Feast Day: January 5 Liberty is a perennial subject of concern in ...

Dear Father Joe: Why does it say ‘catholic’ in the middle of the Cr...

I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. C...

With the first Sunday of Advent just over a month ago, the Church b...

What if we use this Advent season to begin to practice what a life ...

Dear Father Joe: My friends who are not Catholic say we should only...

My sister spends too much on Christmas gifts for my kids – way more...

Feast Day: Dec. 13 The moral virtue of courage, or fortitude, enab...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave us a roadmap for being his f...

As we now move into the “Third Pillar” of the Catechism, we will le...

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. (Psalm 30:13) We...

Dear Father Joe: I hear there is a new Anglican rite, along with ma...

Dear Fr. Joe: I hear talk that we are supposed to evangelize, but I...

Feast day: October 1 In an instant, everything can change; a life ...

The appearance of an art house film on the philosopher Hannah Arend...

Dear Fr. Joe: I am worried my children will not have a funeral Mass...