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…
I’ve had a sneaking suspicion for many years that it was all about me, but I never was sure. Then I saw this sign: You see, it’s the silly season here on Guam, i.e. the election campaign season, and both…
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…
On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Pope Francis concluded a series of talks he began in early April at his Wednesday General Audiences on the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. While the Holy Spirit is certainly not limited to gracing…
Here’s a true story of a brave Chamorro man, Luis Baza, who successfully challenged a cruel and corrupt Spanish governor in court and won. The governor, Francisco Moscoso y Lara, was fined and banished from the Mariana islands forever. Baza’s story,…
My little sister, actually my seventh sister, Colleen Patricia White, celebrated her 40th birthday this week. That would not usually be remarkable, except for the fact that Colleen is remarkable. Colleen, born within a year of the issuing of the…
Check out this clip from a recent TED conference of Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, a Benedictine monk, giving tips on how to make the gentle power of gratitude permeate our lives. Bro. David’s words resonated with me because I’ve discovered, in…
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 Take a few minutes –…