IT SEEMS TO me we are always struggling to be born. Some days, when I kiss the altar, I’m Mary adoring her slain Lord. Other days, I arrive as Judas in the night....

“All the faithful should be aware that to participate in the Eucharistic Sacrifice is their chief duty and supreme dignity,” said Pope Pius XII. Yet, how are the faithful supposed to do so...

Mass begins with the Sign of the Cross which symbolizes many things: Our God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit; it reminds us just how much we are loved because God was willing...

Monsignor Stephen Rossetti Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti PhD DMin is a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse and a research associate professor at the Catholic University of America. He is a licensed psychologist and has...

In our present moment in history, so many are cautious towards or reject altogether anything in the arena of God and religion. Our culture appears to be more divided than ever, people demean...

It started with this quote by St. Gregory Nazianzen: “Recognize to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that...

I was a bit surprised when “Sean” told me that he was starting to eat compulsively. He said, “I can’t stop eating. This has never happened before.” The family is locking up the...

Beltane is one of my favorite holidays because it’s SEXY! Yes, Beltane is about sex, but that’s just one expression of our ability to birth life. Beltane stands for all the ways we...