Culture
‘Timbuktu’ film provides models for withstanding oppression
"Timbuktu" (Cohen Media Group) offers one of the most gently lyrical and original portrayals of withstanding tyranny ever shown.
Inside the box of richest mystery
In the first of a series exploring the prayers of the Sunday Masses in Lent, CatholicPhilly.com editor Matthew Gambino explains the “riches hidden in Christ,” and how we can pursue them.
On the Eucharist, a question of presence: Is it real or symbolic?
For a definitive answer on the topic, Father Ken Doyle refers a doubtful reader to Jesus' own words in the sixth chapter of St. John's Gospel. Widely varying polling data about Catholics' beliefs indicate the need for better teaching.
Child’s bus ride leads to deep life lessons
A children's book subtlety draws the link between worship and service, observes writer Effie Caldarola. One lesson: reply to a child's plea of "I want that" to "You have this."
Mass should help people feel the wonder of meeting Christ
Pope Francis advised a group of priests on how to celebrate liturgies well by leading people into the mystery of God and helping them feel the wonder and allure "that the apostles felt when they were called."
Racism and nationalism on the rise in Europe, Catholic leaders say
Catholic peace and justice leaders condemned a "nationalism of exclusion" of the type that preceded both world wars, and recent violent attacks on religious and ethnic minority targets.
Tracking the ‘lost boys’ of World War I is Philadelphia writer’s mission
Roman Catholic High School graduate Chris Gibbons is on a quest to learn the identities of his school’s alumni who died in the First World War in order to honor their ultimate sacrifice.
Living like a strong, confident girl
Karen Osborne wonders why teen girls give up doing things they love. She condemns the pressures put on boys and girls to do and like things based on gender, which denies opportunities for positive experiences.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Praying Lent: Thursday after Ash Wednesday
A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.