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Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “irreparable abyss.” “Stability [...]

Perhaps when we think of excommunication, we think of a cardinal or bishop wagging his finger at a person in some sort of Church court. Excommunication is typically seen by the media or movies as some sort of punishment that the Catholic Church deals out when she really wants to make sure that an individual Read More…

What does it mean to be “automatically” excommunicated?

At the start of the conflict in Iran, the bishops of the two vicariates that oversee the gulf countries of Arabia and more than 2 million Catholic faithful there issued statements. Both prayed, “May Our Lady of Arabia, our mother, watch over us all.” The two statements are brief, and encouraged the faithful to be Read More…

“May Our Lady of Arabia watch over us all”

Bowman’s ability to see the dignity of each individual, and embrace all gifts and cultures, is an essential message for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. African American Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman’s ability to bridge [...]

I can’t help but think that we’re thinking about chastity all wrong. Precisely backwards, in fact, and this mix-up is behind the reason so many of us struggle to be chaste. We’re picturing a constant battle against sin, the relentless process of leaving something we desire behind. In this scenario, chastity can be conceived as Read More…

We’re getting chastity all wrong, and that makes it harder

Psalm 119 is the Hebrew Bible’s longest psalm, and it doesn’t use that space to wander. It returns, line after line, to a single love: God’s Torah. Its artistry is as striking as its devotion. The poem is built as an alphabetical acrostic: 22 stanzas (one for each Hebrew letter), with eight verses per letter, Read More…

Psalm 119: The Psalm that sings A–Z, as an acrostic

When pizza magnate Tom Monaghan founded Legatus in 1987, its members had as their mission to “study, live and spread the Catholic faith” in their families, businesses, and communities. Today, almost 40 years later, that [...]

In Church tradition, March is dedicated to St. Joseph — and in the Church calendar, Lent falls mostly in March. That makes Joseph our Lenten leader each year. That makes a lot of sense. He is a Lenten leader in the way the Blessed Mother is the “Advent Woman.”  Mary shows us how to receive Read More…

St. Joseph, the Man of March, is our Lenten model

A car from the next lane cuts in front of you, and you curse; or you give in and eat that last chocolate in the box leftover from Valentine’s day; or you yield to the temptation of social media, and end up doomscrolling when you should be reading a passage from the Bible… In short, Read More…

Already dropped your Lent resolution? Consider this

Regarding the situation in the Middle East, Pope Leo made a “heartfelt appeal” after leading the midday Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter’s Square. He urged the leaders to “assume their moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss!” And he asked the faithful to continue to pray Read More…

Moral responsibility to stop spiral of violence: Pope on Iran