Denver and Toronto: Opportunities Seized, Opportunities Missed
Ten years ago, they said it couldn’t be done: “they” being the U.S. Catholic establishment, “it” being the celebration of World Youth Day in Denver. And while “they” were often
A tale of two translations
Here’s a tale of two translations that doesn’t involve the liturgical tong wars. Permit me a brief but crucial Latin phrase. In the 1965 Pastoral Constitution on the Church in
A theological time-bomb
Every year at Christmas time, the Pope meets with the senior officials of the Roman Curia for a review of the year just past and a look into the year
A novena for priests
Young priests are among the great signs of hope in the Catholic Church in the United States today. Eleven months ago, when the Long Lent of 2002 was taking a
Catholic colleges and Catholic confusions
Catholic high school seniors and parents facing the difficult choice of where-to-go-to-college didn’t have their lives made any easier on March 6, when the New York Times published a story
The Holy See and the U.N.
This past November, in an interview with a leading Italian daily, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican Secretary of State, said that he “would not exclude” the possibility of the Holy
The “Magnificat” Phenomenon
Go to any Catholic venue in the United States – parish church, retreat center, convent, rectory, high school, college chaplaincy, retirement community – and you’ll find it. You can also
Myths about Cardinal Law’s resignation
<msoNormal$3>Within hours of Cardinal Bernard Law’s resignation this past December, the myth-makers were at work, spinning tales of why this had happened and what it all meant. Before two such
“Boundary violations”?
Ten months ago, as the Catholic Crisis of 2002 was reaching white heat, a major archdiocese published a pamphlet for all its employees entitled “Respecting Boundaries.” I don’t doubt the
More than a fish story
I may have used this story before, but if so, it’s good enough to repeat. Father Raymond E. Brown, S.S., spent the better part of his life studying the Gospel
The Pope, the Italians, and the rest of us
Given the Catholic Church’s historic role in forming what we now know as “Italy,” you might think that relations between the Vatican and the Italian government had always run rather
The Christ-centered rosary
Last month, on the twenty-fourth anniversary of his election, John Paul II proclaimed a “Year of the Rosary,” issued an apostolic letter on the famous prayer-cycle, and proposed adding five
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