Blogs

Is the Eucharist (Communion) Really Jesus?

An answer from our friends at Catholic Answers (Originally published here) The doctrine of the Real Presence asserts that in the Holy...

Why Do Catholics Pray to the Saints?

Here is an excellent excerpt from an online article from Catholic.com, entitled “Praying to the Saints.” The historic Christian practice...

Why Be Catholic and Not Just Christian?

It’s a common question we get from our Protestant friends: “Why are you a Catholic Christian, and not just a Christian?” Here we present...

An archive of letters from our former pastor, Fr. Michael Adams

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s readings, we’re reminded that beyond the laws our faith proposes is the love with which we observe them and to which we’re...

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark, we find the scene from the life of Christ where Jesus heals the blind man named Bartimaeus....

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel James and John want glory, and Our Lord wants to show them the path they did not expect would achieve it: suffering for...

Commentary on the bioethics issues of today from Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

Eugenics, Forced Sterilization, and Protecting the Mentally-Challenged

Although most Americans today are unaware of it, the United States has a sad and extensive history of forced sterilizations, especially...

New Cures from Embryonic Stem Cells?

A recent article in the New York Times by Gina Kolata chronicles the remarkable story of a patient who for many years suffered from type...

Sexual Atoms and Molecules

A major issue in bioethics today involves "informed consent," but some try to make everything about consent. This is especially notable...