Strive for Perfection Saint of the Month March 2013 Feast Day: March 2 St. Angela of the Cross (1846- 1932) founded th... Read More
What Are the Ways We Know God? Theology 101 March 2013 Part 2 of a year-long study of the Catechism The Catechism begins ... Read More
How can we forget that our son stole from us? In the Know With Father Joe March 2013 Dear Fr. Joe: Our son stole a lot of money from us. He has apologiz... Read More
This New Francis Bishop Barron March 2013 I had an excellent vantage point for the presentation of Pope Franc... Read More
To Evangelize through Beauty Bishop Barron January February 2013 In his masterpiece Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh implicitly la... Read More
Look Back to Move Forward Saint of the Month January February 2013 Feast Day: Jan. 1 We live in a culture obsessed with the “new,” wi... Read More
The Catechism of the Catholic Church Theology 101 January February 2013 Part 2 of a year-long study of the Catechism In his 1992 Apostolic... Read More
The Hobbit and the Gospel Bishop Barron January February 2013 Like Star Wars, The Divine Comedy, and Moby Dick, J.R.R. ... Read More
Lent offers opportunities for repentance and renewal Lent January 2023 "Yet even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, w... Read More
How do I keep my New Year’s resolution to be holy? In the Know With Father Joe January February 2013 Dear Fr. Joe: It seems that once again, we’re approaching another n... Read More
Is Dec. 25 really Jesus’ birthday? In the Know With Father Joe December 2012 Dear Fr. Joe: I heard that Christmas is simply a pagan feast that C... Read More
Be Humble Saint of the Month December 2012 Feast Day: Dec. 14 St. John of the Cross, born Juan de Yepes Álvar... Read More
The Fundamental Truth Theology 101 December 2012 Part 1 of a year-long study of the Catechism Pope Benedict XVI ann... Read More
Praying at the manger, Devotions for the season Advent December 2022 In the past, Catholics have been encouraged to give the manger scen... Read More
Feed the Hungry, Care for the Sick Saint of the Month November 2012 Feast: Nov. 3 St. Martin de Porres (Dec. 9, 1579 – Nov. 3, 1639) w... Read More
What Are the Differences Among Judaism, Christianity and Islam? Theology 101 November 2012 Three major religions are rooted in the Abrahamic tradition: Judais... Read More
Prayers for the Dead Spiritual Fitness November 2012 This month is the first full month of the Year of Faith proclaimed ... Read More
Why can’t we get married outside? In the Know With Father Joe November 2012 Dear Fr. Joe: I recently became engaged and set up a meeting with o... Read More
Praying the Rosary Spiritual Fitness October 2012 Since Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I want to devo... Read More
How do I shake this funk I am in? In the Know With Father Joe October 2012 I’m so sorry that things are like this right now. Life is a challen... Read More
Resisting an Aggressive Secularism Bishop Barron October 2012 It was with barely concealed delight that “Chicago Sun-Times” colum... Read More
A Daily Prayer of Thanksgiving the Angelus Spiritual Fitness September 2012 Diocese of Lansing, Year of Prayer The Apostle Paul reminds us to ... Read More
What’s the point of asking God for what we want? In the Know With Father Joe September 2012 Dear Fr. Joe: Why do we ask God for things? Doesn’t he just do what... Read More
Lessons From the Path to Holiness: Take Up Your Cross Saint of the Month September 2012 Blessed Teresa, or Mother Teresa, (Aug. 26, 1910 – Sept. 5, 1997) w... Read More