Many non-Catholics do not recognize the Eucharist as a sacrifice. It is just a remembrance to them, like how shooting off fireworks on the Fourth of July is a remembrance of the American Revolution.
The brown scapular is one of the most recognizable sacramentals in Catholic life. Millions of Catholics have worn the small pieces of brown cloth as a sign of devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Yet ...
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has ordained new bishops, returned to schism, and incurred excommunication, and the Vatican has announced these facts. The SSPX is a society of priests, founded in ...
Speaking of the Eucharist as a spiritual weapon might strike you as odd, yet St. Paul reminds us we’re in a war, and that our primary enemies are ones we cannot see: For we are not contending against ...
In the first part of my series on the biblical roots of the Mass, we examined how Jesus’ one sacrifice of Calvary didn’t end on the cross, but rather culminated in everlasting glory in the heavenly ...
On November 4, 2025, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a doctrinal note entitled Mater Populi Fidelis (“Mother of the Faithful People”), “on Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary’s ...
Editor’s note: When Erika Kirk this week forgave the murderer of her husband, Charlie Kirk, her action prompted many questions about what Our Lord expects of us when it comes to forgiveness. We found ...
But are we really in danger of exalting Mary or loving her too much? St. Maximilian Kolbe says absolutely not: “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than ...
We know that pornography is a sin, but the word pornography has not always been seen as easy to define. The United States Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart in the court case Jacobellis v. Ohio ...
What Did St. Malachy Predict? You may have heard of St. Malachy, but perhaps not for his holy life. He is a real saint, born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1094, and became the bishop there in 1032. He ...
The public, worldwide conversation about UFOs (also known as UAP) has become more widespread and mainstream in recent years. It presents Catholics with a challenge: Does the Church teach that angels ...
In short, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF)—with the approval of Pope Francis—has made what can be termed a Solomonic decision: affirming that Jesus Christ and his Blessed Mother have ...