Assuming that only atoms and forces exist, you’ll miss out on things like beauty, truth and love says Br Guy Consolmagno “What do I do if science tells me one thing, but religion tells me another thing? Which do I believe?” There’s a false assumption at the centre of that question, because neither science nor…
Kenneth Craycraft The Book of Genesis explains that God created the universe by His word alone, speaking the world into existence. As we read throughout the first chapter of Genesis, “God said, ‘Let there be … ‘” And as God reflected on the six days of creation, He looked upon his work, and “found it…
Sr Hosea Rupprecht One day, I was at the Pacific Coast Highway. It was a bright, sunny day and the ocean was sparkling. On my way home, I spotted a few empty parking spots along the side of the road and, totally on a whim, pulled into one. I rolled up that window but kept…
The activity of preaching flows from an intimate encounter with the living Word, says Fr Kevin O’Reilly OP There are certain similarities between the world in which St Dominic de Guzman lived and our own world. St Dominic founded the Order of Preachers in response to the Albigensian/Cathar heresy, a heresy that flourished not least…
The world is hyperventilating like I’ve never seen it before. Particularly for anyone who watches broadcast news (I don’t) or participates in social media platforms (sadly, I do), the world has been coming at us like one of those egregious music videos where images and scenes are fast-cut and flashing by so quickly you can…
Cardinal Timothy Dolan You’ve seen those ‘bulletin bloopers.’ I enjoy them. Here’s one: “The topic for next week’s sermon will be ‘What will hell be like? Come early and listen to the choir.’” Thank God that can’t be said about most of the choirs I’m grateful to hear at Sunday Masses here in the archdiocese.…
St Anthony offers a timeless challenge, says Lauretta Brown The invitation that Jesus gave to the rich young man in the Gospel of Matthew to “go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” is one that has echoed throughout the history of…
Bishop Robert Reed Here’s a question for you. Is holiness complicated or is it simple? Jesus tells us that holiness shows itself in simplicity, in acts such as giving a cup of cold water to a little one (Mt 10:42), or even in just sitting quietly in trust, like lilies of the field (Mt 6:28).…
You may recognise these often-quoted words from St Teresa of Kolkata, “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” Beautiful, right? Except – does that really sound like the Mother Teresa we know? The one we saw in the streets and slums of Kolkata, bending down to those covered in…
I could do so much more for this man now if I were a priest, says Fr Chris Gault OP “It’s just who I am.” So came the simple response with which I was met on an evening around 10 years ago, sitting in the living room of my student house with my friend and…