Fourth Sunday of Lent: Joy in the CrossFATHER FRANCIS FERNANDEZ
Joy is essentially a Christian characteristic, and in this liturgical season the Church does not fail to remind us that it should be present at every moment of our lives.
The joy of EasterFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
The joy of Easter is more than happiness, since happiness is a feeling while joy is a fact. Happiness comes from impressions, while joy comes from comprehension.
PentecostFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
Today all that our Lord had planned by his Incarnation, Death, Resurrection and Ascension is fulfilled when He fills the Church with the Holy Spirit
Three Tips for Taming the TonguePHILLIP CAMPBELL
There certainly are times when charity and justice demand that we speak up in defense of truth, but we often end up speaking when we ought to keep silent and keeping silent when we ought to speak up.
Banality against deep joyFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
Our Lord is astonishingly patient with our culture, given that He has made the world so wonderful and yet those who live in it can be so banal in what satisfies them.
God's CalendarFATHER GEORGE RUTLER
Christmas celebrates the birth of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, which is what Christmas is, though that may be beyond the grasp of many nice people gazing into the windows of Macy's and Lord & Taylor.
The Saviour's VoiceFATHER GEORGE WILLIAM RUTLER
The earliest recording of a voice was thought to have been that of Thomas Edison in 1877 reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his own invention.
Come Holy SpiritFATHER GEORGE WILLIAM RUTLER
The great feasts of Christmas and Easter have their Advent and Lent for preparation, but there is little of the sort for Pentecost, which is celebrated next week, although the liturgies of the week before are filled with anticipation.
Freedom is tenuousFATHER GEORGE WILLIAM RUTLER
The bishops of the United States have called for daily prayer leading up to the 4th of July to safeguard freedom of religion in our country.
Becoming GreaterFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
The four weeks of Advent are a test of how profoundly or superficially we understand the meaning of life.
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