Q: How is it possible that the Orthodox practice of the sacrament of the Eucharist would ever be considered as the true body and blood of Christ from the Catholic perspective simply because of an understanding outside of the...
The story of God calling out to Samuel when he’s sleeping always makes me think of parenting a young child in the middle of the night.
Samuel keeps getting out of bed to come to Eli, who's fast asleep, to...
While pro-lifers rightly view the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision as a significant judicial victory, attending the national March for Life is more important now than ever. Here are five reasons why I think every Catholic...
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question our young people frequently hear, and probably find annoying. No more so, however, than the adults who hear, "What are you doing to...
In the inaugural report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the “State of Religious Liberty in the United States,” published on January 16, the landscape of religious freedom in America is scrutinized with concern and a call...
BALTIMORE -- Loyola University Maryland officially acknowledged its historical ties to slavery with the release of a comprehensive 27-page report detailing the Baltimore university's connections to the slave trade.
The Jan. 17 report notes that the connections between slavery and...
MILLTOWN — Middletown’s girls basketball team used hounding defense and rebounding, and timely shooting on offense, to overcome a five-point halftime deficit and earn a 46-39 win at Saint Mark’s on Jan. 25.
The Cavaliers started strong, building an 11-5...
The Ohio House voted Jan. 10 to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's recent veto of legislation that bans certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender and also prohibits athletes from competing...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Congo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, or SECAM, said that since the publishing of a letter clarifying the church's position on the blessing of...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court Jan. 24 rejected an appeal by death-row inmate Kenneth Smith, whose planned execution by the state of Alabama -- the first known execution by nitrogen gas -- was openly decried by more than 100...