In the eighth installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes about Jesus’ announcement of the Eucharist, a message embraced by some, rejected by others. Jesus feeds the multitude and then announces, “Amen, amen, ...
As thousands of pro-life demonstrators fill the streets of downtown Washington on January 24 for the annual March for Life, optimism and uncertainty will both be present in abundance. Forty-seven years after the Supreme Court ...
High up among the matters that the Supreme Court will consider early in the new year are an important church-state test and a closely watched conflict over states' efforts to set limits on the performance ...
For most of us, the holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, of big meals, noisy parties, much coming and going — and not a lot of peace. If you’re looking for a little ...
Our Sunday Visitor contributor Russell Shaw writes about the life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and his upcoming beatification Dec. 21 in Peoria, Illinois. The Church Archbishop Sheen loved and served so well is preparing ...
In Part 7 of his ongoing series, the Life of Christ, Russell Shaw explores the kingdom of God and looks at the parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son. These parables tell us ...
As the media share at least a few high-visibility cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the Catholic hierarchy — such as Cardinal George Pell, former archbishop of Sydney and former head of ...
During their fall general assembly, the U.S. bishops addressed problems confronting the hierarchy, including persistent tensions in their relations with Rome, continuing fallout from the sex abuse scandal, a rising number of defections from the ...
The Church has always been intensely concerned about holding, preserving and sharing what it believes to be revealed truth about God and the meaning of life. Russell Shaw writes that the reorganization of the Roman ...
Rather than being the text of a single discourse by Jesus, the Beatitudes is a collection of Jesus’ teachings. This is how Jesus Christ said men and women should organize and conduct their lives. There ...
