The Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church
The Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 brings up a very interesting point. To discern the proper...
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Tag: Magisterium
Catholic Quote of the Day — from G. K. Chesterton
“Nine out of ten of what we call new ideas are simply old mistakes. The Catholic Church has for one of her chief duties that of preventing people from making those old mistakes; from making them over and over again forever, as...
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Daily Reflection — The Gift of the Church as Teacher
There have been many times in my life when I needed guidance about what to do. I am sure that has...
Read MoreDoes Jesus Want Us “Out of the Church”?
I just read a news story praising a Nashville-based literary agency that represents “top progressive Christian authors.” It stated that many of the authors have been influenced by Phyllis Tickle, who penned, The Great Emergence:...
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The Awkwardness of Free-Thinking
A “freethinker” is defined as one who forms opinions on the basis of reason...
Read MoreEducation in the Heart of the Church
The celebration of Catholic Schools Week in the United States is an annual opportunity to reflect on the privilege and purpose of Catholic education. Education is at the heart of the Church’s mission, a task set in motion by her...
Read MoreWhen Catholic Hospitals Lose Their Identity and Way (Part II)
On Monday, in the editorial “When Catholic Hospitals Lose Their Identity and Way,” we focused on Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted’s stripping St. Joseph’s hospital of its Catholic status, after it refused to admit that it had done...
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