To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that Christ’s death on the cross transforms all other deaths into eventual blessing because we now have eternal life. In the news As many as 14 people have been […]

To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.” The Way of Faith Explain that our faith is often tested by the trials of this world. In the news New claims for unemployment benefits last week rose to a seasonally adjusted 652,000 from

  To see how you might use one of these points in your catechesis, read “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.”       The Way of Faith Explain that the tenth commandment forbids greed. In the news Obama administration officials and Republicans alike were nearly universal in condemning the $165 million in bonuses

On Monday of this week (February 9, 2009) the New York Times published an article saying the Catholic Church is bringing back indulgences. The article has caused a storm of comments on the Internet, and most of the comments are of the dumbfounded, mouth-dropping type, wondering why the Catholic Church would return to the practice

The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 Brothers and sisters, Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God…. The way of faith To proclaim the faith and to plant his reign, Christ sends his apostles and their successors. He gives them a share in

St. Julie Billiart Parish in San José, California, is holding a novena, devoted to St. Joseph the Worker, as a prayer for all those who are unemployed or have lost their homes. The novena is being held in the homes of parishioners, who will lead those who assemble in praying the Rosary. What a trifecta

The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 Brothers and sisters: If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!… The way of faith The church has received a missionary

The Year of Saint Paul Reading II 1 Cor 7:32-35 Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord…. The way of faith The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with

The Year of Saint Paul If you are celebrating Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul today, the second reading is the same as for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary time. Reading II 1 Cor 7:29-31 I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out…. For the world in its present form is