Saint Monica by John Nava
“Woman, the child of so many tears shall never perish.”
These words of Ambrose to Monica proved more than true. And that, my friends, is why we have saints. More…
Monica’s Tears 9
Category Archives: New Evangelization
Things Seen and Unseen in Liturgy and Life 11
Eye of God Nebula
In the Nicene Creed we pray every Sunday, we pray: “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.” More…
Does New Evangelization Really Need New Media? 14
Do you know any kids who haven’t been to Church lately? Tell them to watch this.
The Biggest Conversion Story Comes to The Big Screen: The Restless Heart of Augustine 14
New Evangelization — This Is for You 5
Faith…
“… is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade” — Mark 4:31-32 More…
Ecumenism or You-Come-In-Ism? 9
Aggiornamento! — Hold That Thought… 15
If you thought aggiornamento was gourmet fettucini with peas, think again.
If you thought aggiornamento meant ditching the religious habit, not so fast!
What Do You Know about the Feast of the Assumption? 16
Fr Jack Collins bets “you don’t know Jack… about the Feast of the Assumption.” More…
Ever Increasing Vigor in the True Spirit of Vatican II 12
The source and summit of our faith
It is widely assumed that the main goal of the Second Vatican Council was liturgical reform. Although that supposition is not entirely true, it is not entirely false, either. As in all things, Context is key.
To be sure, the four main goals of the Council, namely: More…
4 Main Goals of Vatican II 25
I was born the first, so-called, “cradle Catholic” in my family, into a Church of reform. My earliest church-going memories involve images of burlap banners, kumbaya bands singing “Sound of Silence” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” (offertory hymns), and bad, bad architecture. More…
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