The Religious Landscape According to the 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study, the decline in religiosity in the United States seems to have slowed, or even leveled off. It… Read more “Religous Decline In U. S. Has Leveled Off”
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Ash Wednesday, 2025
Today, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a season of penance in preparation for Easter, when Christians celebrate the Resurrection of… Read more “Ash Wednesday, 2025”
Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Luke 6:39-45 Jesus told his disciples a parable, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior… Read more “Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time”
Focus on Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
This is my latest column for the East Tennessee Catholic. Lent is a season of transformation. The Church calls us to focus on three aspects of our… Read more “Focus on Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving”
70 Christians Beheaded in DRC; World Essentially Silent
UN Troops in the DRC On February 15, 70 bodies of Christian men, women, elderly, and children, were found in a church in Maiba village in Lubero… Read more “70 Christians Beheaded in DRC; World Essentially Silent”
“Love Your Enemies”
First Reading: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 Jesus said to his disciples:“To you who hear I say,love your enemies, do good to those… Read more ““Love Your Enemies””
Our Lady of Lourdes
Dr. Alexis Carrel Today, February 11, is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. I was praying morning prayer, when a verse from the Canticle from the… Read more “Our Lady of Lourdes”
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and… Read more “Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time”
Horror in the Skies
Our nation is in mourning once again. Not one, but two tragic accidents involving aircraft occurred within days of each other. Over the skies of Washington, DC… Read more “Horror in the Skies”
Vance Slurs U. S. Catholic Bishops
Vice-President J. D. Vance Vice-President J. D. Vance threw unjustified slurs at the U. S. Catholic bishops because the bishops oppose some of the elements of the… Read more “Vance Slurs U. S. Catholic Bishops”
