Category Sacraments

A Critical Look at the Neocatechumenal Way

Pope Leo and the Neocatechumenal Way Pope Leo XIV’s address to the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way, Monday, January 19, 2026. Cult or Sect? The Initial Phase of Catechesis Sacramental Issues The Scrutinies The Traditio Symboli stage Rene Girard and…

Book Review: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, by Brant Pitre, Doubleday, New York, 2011.  202 pages.   Nihil Obstat, Impramatur, with a foreword by Scott Hahn and amply footnoted.  “The message of Jesus is completely misunderstood if it is…

First Date, First Ordination

Here’s a great story of a man whose first date with the woman he eventually married was the ordination of his best friend.  It’s inspiring, humorous and romantic all at the same time.  The author, Brian Doyle, is the editor…