Why Are So Many Afraid of the Catholic Revival?
As the number of adult baptisms grows, many Catholics rejoice in the prospect of what is being called a quiet revival. It is a cause of great hope to see so many young people eager to learn more about the Faith. It is also a cause of great mystery. The bishops have...
America’s Catholic Renewal Is A Rejection Of Liberal Modernity
The flood of recent news reports, commentaries, and social media posts about the record-breaking numbers of Catholic converts this Easter has left little doubt that something is stirring in the soul of America. From Los Angeles to New York City, Catholic dioceses...
The Word Became Flesh and Picked Up a Hammer
A year and a half ago, the College of St. Joseph the Worker, a new Catholic trade college in Steubenville, Ohio, opened its doors to its first students. Our facility was modest. For classrooms and offices, we shared space with the chancery of the diocese of...
Comfort in a storm
Stations of the Cross - God’s guided imagery No generation is without its pain and anxiety. This Stations of the Cross audio is a powerful blend of meditation and prayer known to comfort and calm the soul. There’s a great deal of research supporting the physical...
A Modest Proposal for Reeducating the Bishops
Our Lord gave us a clear precept about language: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from the Evil One” (Matthew 5:37). And likewise, from the Old Testament: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for...
Catholics Are Rapidly Losing Ground
Last week the Pew Research Center released a new survey on religion in America; their first major study of this type since 2014. Upon the survey’s publication, I could almost hear a collective groan from Catholics, since we’ve come to approach such polls with a sense...
Liturgical Stooges
A long time ago, we hired a team of carpenters and plumbers to renovate a bathroom. Moe, Larry, and Curly were not masters of their craft. I should have fired them as soon as I saw what they had done to one of the doorways, removing the support for one of the uprights...
Putting an End to the Liturgy Wars
The memories are still vivid, even though it was a long time ago. Having been born in 1956, I’m just old enough to remember the confusing and tumultuous era of “the changes” that came after the Second Vatican Council, particularly regarding the Mass. One elderly...
Immaculate Conception
ChantWorks presents 'Immaculate Conception'.
Communion Rails Return as Churches Embrace Beauty and Reverence
Every Sunday at St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia, the Hilleary family — mother Michelle, father Brian and five children — receives Communion at the altar rail. “It creates a more sacred space. And it draws your attention to the sacred,” Michelle Hilleary told...