Master Catechist: Mary the Mother of God
The month of May is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Her highest title, “Mary, The Mother of God”, Theotokos, highlights the fact that Christ is God and truly was born of Mary as a man: in this way his...
View ArticleA Sword Piercing the Heart
Michelangelo was only twenty-four years old when he crafted the Pieta. Housed immediately to the right when one enters Saint Peter’s Basilica, it is easily one of the most popular and beloved pieces of...
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(Ignatius, 2012) James Monti was a member of the CUF staff in New Rochelle, NY, and has since distinguished himself as an author specializing in liturgical studies. His most recent volume, A Sense of...
View ArticleBalanced Commandments: The Relationship between Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy
Balance. It’s something that we hope and strive for, at home, at work, in our lives, in our faith. Sometimes it can be hard to achieve, and if something is out of balance, suffering results. Balance is...
View ArticleAdd More Hours to Your Day: Praying the Divine Office with the Universal Church
Those of us who remained glued to EWTN coverage before, during, and after the 2013 conclave electing Pope Francis were able to witness, up close, the pageantry, the beauty, and the prayerfulness of the...
View ArticleThe Art of Living: The Real Goal: The Art of Living and the New Evangelization
If you ever attend a children’s soccer game, watch the parents shouting on the sidelines. They can be, in many ways, more amusing than the kids playing on the field. The typical scene looks something...
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Looking at a Masterpiece: Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter
Pietro Perugino painted this fresco on a side wall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican between 1481 and 1483. It illustrates the moment when Christ says: And I say to thee: Thou art Peter, and upon...
View ArticleThe Hostess Diaries: Lessons in Catholic Hospitality
Today, I hosted a baby shower. My 954th shower, I think. By now, I’ve lost track. That’s life in my Catholic world. Someone’s always getting married or having babies . . . or someone’s baby is getting...
View ArticleTalking with Bishop Jeffrey Monforton
We Catholics know that our devotion to Mary and the other saints is rooted in our understanding of the Communion of Saints. We don’t worship saints; they are our friends and loved ones in heaven. We...
View ArticleThe Pope Speaks: Let Us Be Protectors
The vocation of being a “protector” is not just something involving us Christians alone; it also has a prior dimension which is simply human, involving everyone. It means protecting all creation, the...
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