Source Forty days after Jesus’ Glorious Resurrection, Our Lord ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:6-11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 665) says, “Christ’s Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain, whence he wi...

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Source The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord commemorates Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. Historically, this holy has been celebrated 40 days after Easter Sunday – the Thursday in the sixth week of Easter. Most U.S. dioceses, however, have moved the celebration of the Ascension ...

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Source God created us to give Him glory, which we do by sharing in His own happiness. The Catechism describes this reality in its opening line: “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life.” T...

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Source The summertime, for me, is really the most wonderful time of the year. I begin waiting for its return from the first cold morning in the autumn, and then in earnest just after the Christmas rush. Taken together, the summer months, with their long days, slower pace, smell of hamburgers on t...

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Source On the Feast of Pentecost, Christians commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, gathered around the Mother of the Lord (Acts of the Apostles chapter 2). The feast is celebrated on the 50th and final day of the Easter season. What is the story of Pentecost? The ele...

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Source Habemus Papam! We have a pope! It is with great joy that we receive the news that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the Bishop of Rome and the Successor of Peter the Apostle, choosing the name Leo. Born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV was ordained a priest for the Augustinian...

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Source The official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, soon to adorn hundreds of thousands of Catholic churches, chanceries, parish offices, rectories, schools, chaplaincies and hospitals, is doubly significant.  In addition to the new Holy Father in the foreground, the background is the Pauline Chapel ...

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Source ANALYSIS: Catholic aesthetics have captivated both believers and nonbelievers worldwide, sparking a renewed admiration for the good, the true, and the beautiful. Solène Tadié Vatican May 14, 2025 There are images that do not fade. The chant of the traditional antiphon In Paradisum fl...

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Source In a past blog, The Humility of Jesus, I identified great men as being separated from mediocre men by two virtues: Purity and Humility. What is purity? Purity is a word, like the word love, that is vast in its usage but carries immense power. In the Catholic world, purity is too frequen...

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