4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (627+ words) TheCatholicSpirit.com The bishop as teacher Father Michael Van Sloun Editor’s note: This is the ninth column in a series on the highest order of ordained ministry in Catholic teaching, that of bishop. The Church is built on the foundations…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (549+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Archbishop Caccia was the principal celebrant of the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which drew students, faculty and administrators. At the start of his homily, he…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (894+ words) It is not unusual for Catholics to turn to the splendid order of creation and see in its vast beauty a sign of God’s presence: the Father, in so far as created things exist; the Son, in so far as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) But what does that mean? What are the connections between creation and our life with Christ? How do we begin to reflect on that relationship in a way that strengthens our Catholic life? When I am out in a park,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) In an Aug. 24 letter addressed to the faithful of St. Sabina Parish, Cardinal Cupich said that a recently made allegation against Father Michael Pfleger had been “thoroughly reviewed” and found unsubstantiated. The allegation, brought forward in July and dating to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (727+ words) They talked about friends who invited them, Catholics they admired, communities where they felt at home and moments that helped the faith become their own. For many, those experiences helped them come to know Christ personally. Start with an invitation…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (344+ words) In a meeting with the Marsodeto Federation, a Spanish nongovernmental organization that supports people with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities, the pope reflected on the importance of discovering “in the face of each person, Jesus Christ himself.” The pope thanked…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (486+ words) “The world does not need an artificial intelligence that diminishes humanity; rather, it needs human intelligence enlightened by wisdom, political authority guided by conscience and technological innovation directed by charity,” the pope told members of the International Catholic Legislators Network…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (184+ words) A new Mass setting, “For the Care of Creation,” was accepted by the Vatican Aug. 4, and Archbishop Bernard Hebda will celebrate that liturgy Sept. 6 at St. Francis of Assisi in Lake St. Croix Beach — during the month of the global…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (477+ words) Schoenstatt is an international Catholic apostolate founded in Germany in 1914 by Father Joseph Kentenich. The lay movement promotes Catholic family life and devotion to the Blessed Mother. The Jubilee Family Shrine in Sleepy Eye, the only Schoenstatt shrine in Minnesota,…...