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Soon all faithful followers of Christ will lay prostrate before His holy passion.  Soon the Body of Christ, the Catholic Church, will be nailed to the Holy Cross with her Savior.  Soon all of us who have made the great journey of Lent will stand in the cool mist of Easter morning to see for […]

Today the Church of God reaches the middle of the great journey of Lent.  With the help of the wisdom of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, let us reflect upon our journey thus far, always keeping before our eyes the glorious day of the Resurrection of God. Give thanks, Brethren, to the

Homily of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, at the Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff At this hour of great responsibility, we hear with special consideration what the Lord says to us in his own words. From the three readings I would like to examine just a few

Having entered upon the great and glorious journey of Lent, we again turn to the wisdom of Holy Mother Church. Seated this week at the feet of our spiritual father in Christ, Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Father of the Church, let us gather jewels of knowledge, so that throughout these forty days, we may

Having been anointed with holy ashes last week, we now fix our gaze upon the cross of the Son of God, and guided by the light of the paschal fire, we begin our preparation for the Resurrection of the Savior of the World. No one will reach the hoped-for day of the Resurrection, who has

Fr. Stephen Freeman, an Orthodox priest in Tennessee, has a beautiful new article up on his web site entitled “The Beauty of Truth and the Existence of God.” It reminded me of our Summer 2012 series on beauty” In considering existence we see not only that it is – but that it is beautiful. In

At the Institute of Catholic Culture, we wish to promote the new evangelization in all possible ways. His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Patriarch of Jerusalem of Latins, recently said some great words about the connection of the Holy Land and the new evangelization. For those who will be pilgrims with the ICC this June, these words

Deacon Keith Fournier has a great article up on Catholic Online regarding his series on Politics here at the Institute of Catholic Culture: “I write from the Washington DC area after having just concluded the first in a series of talks on Catholics and political participation for the Institute of Catholic Culture. There was a

Today, the Roman Catholic Church continues its festal celebrations by commemorating the Baptism of the Lord. Therefore, let us reflect upon the Sacrament of Baptism in order to enter more fully into this mystery in our own lives. Let us recall that Baptism is not a uniquely Christian practice, but one that was prevalent among

An interesting post from a priest’s perspective on the Feast of Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord: A snippet: “Years ago I did not know what to make of Christ’s Baptism. Now, I hardly know what it does not include. It is a feast of doors – the smashing of one set and the