It would seem odd that as Christmas draws closer, the Church makes a point of reminding us of Hell.

Pope Francis inaugurates on Tuesday a special "jubilee year of mercy" by opening the holy door reserved for such occasions at St. Peter's basilica.

The Second Sunday of Advent points attention to two kinds of judgment.

The awesome reality of the Incarnation calls for our full attention.  

The Church has a long memory.  One might well say that she "is" memory.

It is different now that a whole generation has been taught to think that there is no evil to resist, and no holiness to attain.

Since Arturo Toscanini lived to be nearly 90, dying in the Bronx, I was able as a boy to watch an orchestra conducted by the man who led the premiere of Pagliacci in 1892.

We should listen to the Africans.  

An astute professor once said that political wrangling in universities is so vicious because the stakes are so small.

What to do?