Why Do We Have Deacons? Theology 101 October 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Whoever Wants to Be Great Must Be a Servant Spiritual Fitness October 2009 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,... Read More
St. Joseph Cupertino Saint of the Month September 2009 Feast Day: Sept. 18Patron Saint of: aviation, astronauts, people wi... Read More
How to Calm the Storms in Your Life Spiritual Fitness September 2009 "On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go ac... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Was there really a Pope Joan? In the Know With Father Joe September 2009 There’s a movie coming out about someone called “Pope Joan.” My tea... Read More
What Was the Second Vatican Council Really Like? Theology 101 July August 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Does God know what we are going to do before we do it? In the Know With Father Joe July August 2009 In the last issue, we looked at free will and how God’s knowing eve... Read More
“Do Not Be Afraid” Spiritual Fitness July August 2009 This month, I want to take another look at the issue of faith in Ch... Read More
How Priests’ Lives Are Changing Theology 101 June 2009 Q. As the number of clergy decrease, how do you see the role of the... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: If God knows everything, what is the point of free will? In the Know With Father Joe June 2009 A. This is one of the hardest questions I’ve had to work on – what ... Read More
Apostle of Germany Saint of the Month June 2009 Feast Day: June 5 Patron saint: of Germany and the Netherlands, br... Read More
Saint Hilary of Arles Saint of the Month May 2009 Feast day: May 5 Patron saint: of France Canonized: precongregati... Read More
Who Are We – in Christ? Spiritual Fitness May 2009 Do we really know who we are in Christ? Do we really understand ou... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Can you please tell me why Catholics pray to saints? In the Know With Father Joe May 2009 As we discussed last month, we are all in the process of becoming p... Read More
The Angel of Judgment - Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint of the Month April 2009 Feast day: April 5 Patron saint: brick makers, builders, construct... Read More
How Would You Explain Theology to a Teenager? Theology 101 April 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: Can you please tell me why Catholics pray for the deceased? In the Know With Father Joe April 2009 How about this: What if I made your question into two questions and... Read More
Talking Back to the Devil Spiritual Fitness April 2009 Exercises: How do we defeat temptation? One step that is little ... Read More
Who is Jesus? Theology 101 April 2009 Cardinal Justin Rigali is the archbishop of Philadelphia. He serves... Read More
Pray Alone or Together? Theology 101 March 2009 Q. We’ve seen a decline in Mass attendance over the last couple of ... Read More
Dear Fr. Joe: What is purgatory? In the Know With Father Joe March 2009 A. When I was young, I thought “purgatory” was Mom’s cute nickname ... Read More
The Peacemaker – Saint Casimir Saint of the Month March 2009 Feast Day: March 4 Patron saint: of Poland and Lithuania Canonize... Read More
Close to Christ? Spiritual Fitness March 2009 When I was very young, I was introduced to the world of gasoline, g... Read More
The Road to Hope Spiritual Fitness January February 2009 On the Wednesday after Easter, the church frequently uses the Gospe... Read More
“Mary of the Gaels” Saint of the Month January February 2009 Feast day: Feb. 1 Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, bla... Read More