A few years ago, I picked up a book called The Diet Alternative. The author, Diane Hampton, told the story of how she found herself overweight, resorting to unhealthy eating and living habits, and not knowing how she’d gotten there. Her realization reached her during an eating binge and purge, when she realized she didn’t know ...read more

A reflection on Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in honour of his feast day. ...read more

Those were the three thoughts Pope Francis left with us during the Closing Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. This was the climax of the week, when we gather for the source and summit of our Faith. And after a week of surprises and simple, yet powerful messages, these three thoughts summarised it ...read more

Homily of Pope Francis for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Castel Gandolfo, August 15, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters! At the end of its Constitution on the Church, the Second Vatican Council left us a very beautiful meditation on Mary Most Holy. Let me just recall the words referring ...read more

The Papal Welcoming Ceremony kicks off what some call the World Youth Day Triduum. The event is celebrated on the Thursday evening before the Way of the Cross (Friday evening), Vigil (Saturday evening) and Closing Mass (Sunday morning). The Papal Welcome is a highlight for many pilgrims; there’s always lots of excitement and given that ...read more

The following conference was given by the Most Rev. Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in Nashville, Tennessee on August 9, 2013 “Religion is a fundamental part of culture, not as a dogma nor a belief, but as a cry.”(Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French Philosopher, ...read more

Read Fr. Michael Knox, SJ's reflection on the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan martyr of WWII in honour of his feast day. ...read more

As far as I can tell in our day and age, only church councils and papal transitions can attract the kind of global attention for the Catholic Church that is both honest and positive.  While working in Rome in February and March of 2013, I was struck by this reality and by how the intrigue ...read more

Post-Communion Remarks of Most Rev. Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine at the 131st Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in San Antonio, Texas, August 8, 2013 I am very pleased that John Paul II is present with us in this sacred relic. During his pontificate, Blessed John Paul II had a strong relationship ...read more

Homily of Most. Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus on the occasion of the Annual Memorial Mass for deceased Knights at the 131st Supreme Convention in San Antonio, Texas, August 8, 2013 I. Introduction – Our Eyes Have Not Seen A. Each year at our Supreme ...read more