Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski issued an invitation and a challenge in his new pastoral letter, “The Wideness of God’s Mercy.”Read More

Pre-theologate students at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, gather for evening prayer in this 2009 file photo. (CNS file photo)When I was a student at Franciscan University, I remember hanging out with my brother’s roommate, Father Michael Gaitley (best-selling author and national speaker), playing intramural volleyball with Jason Evert (authorRead More

Unless a man and woman are willing to give up their individuality for one another in marriage, Father Rooker said, they have no right to marryRead More

“When you’re a disciple in the presence of the Eucharist, something happens to you," Cardinal DiNardo said. "You’re transformed."Read More

Lent, the 40-day penitential season of prayer and sacrifice in preparation for Easter begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10.Read More

As always, time is flying by. The circle of the liturgical calendar, like the circle of life, keeps moving forward. No sooner than the Christmas decorations have been put away, the green of Ordinary Time made a brief appearance, only to be replaced tomorrow by purple. Yes, tomorrow is AshRead More

No pontiff has ever met a reigning Russian Orthodox patriarch since the Great Schism of 1054.Read More

The first time we threw a Chinese New Year party, we just had some friends over for Chinese food. It was fairly sedate.The next year I was chatting with our guests when we realized our children were racing through the house waving a plunger.Once you’ve had plunger races as partRead More