In a polemical age, author says keeping faith means going to the essentials
- Feb 24, 2020
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In tempest over Benedict XVI and book on celibacy, ‘It is as it was’
- Jan 15, 2020
The current fracas surrounding Benedict XVI and a new book on priestly celibacy is eerily reminiscent of the tempest that erupted in 2003/2004 around St. John Paul II’s alleged endorsement of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ,” expressed in the infamous soundbite, “It is as it was.”
Palm Sunday and the spiritual logic for Francis’s sound of silence
- Apr 20, 2019
On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis came as close as he ever may to explaining the spiritual logic for his refusal to engage his critics.
Pope says Christians can’t fight the devil by becoming ‘superstars’
- Apr 14, 2019
Pope Francis speaks on Palm Sunday.
Catholic doctor gives medical view of Christ’s passion, crucifixion
- Apr 11, 2019
Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, a Catholic surgeon said April 4 during a talk that examined the 18 hours of Christ’s passion and crucifixion from a medical perspective.
New blood stain analysis casts doubt on authenticity of Shroud of Turin
- Jul 19, 2018
Dr. Matteo Borrini, a forensic anthropologist at the Liverpool John Moores University in England, used bloodstain pattern analysis on the Shroud of Turin.
‘Holy Stairs’ in Rome close for restoration
- Jan 31, 2018
The ‘Scala Santa,’ or ‘Holy Stairs,’ which are believed to be stairs trod by Jesus on the day of his trial and death, have closed for a year for restoration.
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