At the start of Lent, every Christian approaches the "threshold" of Christ and begins to walk toward Him for forty days.

That challenge to authority is not confined to adolescents.

We may wonder how the Lord cannot "know" someone. Is he not omniscient?

A prophecy is a declaration of truths from God: "Thus says the Lord . . ."

"There is no more dangerous or disgusting habit than that of celebrating Christmas before it comes."

For those old enough to remember it is easy to forget, and for those young enough it is easy not to know how uncertain was the future in 1939.

Can there be a power not obtained by human means?  

The feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran last week was a twofold reminder of the importance of that church.

The proposed realignment of parishes is complete for now.

What could be more familiar than the Christmas story — and yet what could be more extraordinary?