Although Popes, especially recent ones, have administered the Sacrament of Reconciliation in public, no Pope has ever gone to confession in public. But as with so many other things during…
Two people who had the most influence on the Catholic Church in the 20th century were Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Pope John opened the Church to the…
Celebrating fifty years of mission support It began as a fun way to raise mission funds, was transformed by a basket, and has now flowered into a tradition, anticipated…
Br. John Maurer has spent the last 30 years working with what he calls “street people:” the poor, the homeless, those caught in the traps of drug abuse and prostitution.…
by Friar Bob Roddy, OFM Conv. An excited and joyful crowd from the 10:30 Mass at St. Bonaventure’s in Bloomington, Minnesota, witnessed the blessing of the new addition to the…
Ash Wednesday calls us to pray, fast, and give alms to those in need. But the purpose of those important acts is to change our hearts, opening them to God…
From the Pope’s Message for Lent 2014: Dear brothers and sisters, May this Lenten season find the whole Church ready to bear witness to all those who live in material,…
Groundbreaking for the new Chapel at Holy Cross Retreats in Mesilla Park, New Mexico, took place Sunday, March 2. “It’s going to (provide) a place where we can gather as larger…