"The Only Thing That Matters...."

Lest the rattle of the polis be causing scandal or undue distraction out in the trenches, on this holy-day, leave it to none other than the...

Beati Quorum Via....

“S ince I have the chance now, there is something I very much want to say to you. I hope that among those of you listening to me today there...

After the Storm, "Our Hearts Are Broken"

Much as today was supposed to bring the Halloween Story into print, suffice it to say, the scenes and stories 'round these parts seem to...

Taken at the site of a devastating Sandy-stoked fire that wiped out as many as 80 homes, a scene from Breezy Point, Queens. PHOTO: AP -30-

In Sandy's Wake

First, and most importantly: everybody OK out there? Much as the storm still seems to be wreaking havoc inland, all's kept fairly clear ...

Quote of the Day

“J esus' sacrifice of obedience to the Father and communion with weak sinners is the same sacrifice that the baptized are asked to offer...

Into the Storm....

So, church, much as a Sandy wind – and rain, and Lord knows what else – prepares to bear down outside, when it comes to the tumult of ensuri...

"Let Us Put Away All Blindness To the Truth"

“T he new evangelization applies to the whole of the Church’s life. It applies, in the first instance, to the ordinary pastoral ministry tha...

Last Call In the Aula: At Synod's End, The Pope Shifts Chairs

Even if it doesn't formally wrap up until morning with a closing Mass in St Peter's, the work of the Synod of Bishops on the New Eva...

The Church "Is Called to Something New" – On the New Evangelization, The Synod's Last Word

Much as the gathering formally wraps up with a Sunday morning Mass in St Peter's, shortly after Roman Noon this Friday, the closing mess...