The Advent season in its liturgical observance is devoted to the coming of God at the end of history when Jesus shall reign as king.
The beauty of being in-between
By Fr. Frank FreitasThe geese are flying. The leaves are changing. The nights are cooler. The days are growing shorter. Fall is here.
Pain, suffering draw us closer to the one who suffered for us
By Fr. Damian MacPherson S.A.It is all but impossible to discuss the multi-dimensional aspects of assisted suicide and euthanasia without a discussion of suffering. Suffering is the underlying factor around which the discussion on euthanasia ultimately takes place.
Church is no longer a ’Church of the poor,’ says Indian theologian
By Anto Akkara, Catholic News ServiceCOCHIN, India – One of the prominent female Catholic theologians in India said the Church has lost its identity as “Church of the poor.”
We are stewards, not owners, of creation
By Francois Gloutnay, Catholic News ServiceMONTREAL – Mankind was created to take care of creation, not to own it, the archbishop of Manila told a Montreal audience April 6.
United as God’s chosen
By Fr. Damian MacPherson S.A.For the past 50 years, beginning with the 1965 Vatican II decree Nostra aetate, Catholic-Jewish dialogue has steadily improved to the point that today the relationship between Catholics and Jews has never been stronger.
‘One faith, one destiny, one journey together’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will culminate next month with a final liturgy uniting Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians at the Chaldean Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the northwest corner of Toronto.
To Africans, homosexuality a mystery to be understood
By Fr. Stan Chu IloIn light of the debates at the Synod on the Family in Rome, it is relevant to reflect on marriage from an African Christian perspective at a time when many Catholic homosexuals are suffering due to disagreement on their place in the Church.
In the Catholic Church I found solid ground
By K. Albert LittleThis Easter I became a Catholic.
What was a long and sometimes circuitous journey culminated, in a way, at the Easter Vigil as I was confirmed, received into the Church and shared in the eucharistic celebration.
Still astonishing good news 2,000 years later
By Fr. Thomas Rosica, Catholic Register SpecialThrough the powerful Scripture readings of the Triduum, and especially the Gospels of the Easter Vigil and Easter morning, we catch glimpses of the profound meaning of the Paschal mystery. How can we give expression to the conquest of death and the harrowing of hell? We must honestly admit to ourselves that we have no words.
Who am I on the Via Dolorosa?
By Fr. Thomas Rosica, Catholic Register SpecialThis year on Palm Sunday, we listen attentively to Mark’s Passion story of Jesus’ final days and hours on Earth — a story of striking contrasts. In Mark’s jarring story, we witness the anguish of Jesus who has been totally abandoned by friends and disciples. He is resigned to His fate. He makes no response to Judas when he betrays Him, nor to Pilate during His interrogation. In Mark, Pilate makes no effort to save Him, as the Roman procurator does in the other three Gospels.