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Francis appeared to set up the silent majority in Rome as an alternative to politics of all sorts — meaning people, the pope said, who serve their communities not through noisy words but quiet deeds.

Father Raymond J. de Souza reflects on the significance of President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Even when our intentions are good, it is never acceptable to use immoral means to achieve our goals.

We must strive for perfection, not in the hopes that our striving will accomplish it, but so that our striving and failing may reveal our weakness and frailty to ourselves. Then His power will be made perfect in our weakness.

People who believe take for granted things people who don't have to think about — with all the mistakes that follow when one must re-invent morality from scratch.

Thomas Aquinas College narrowly escaped the worst of the Southern California fire that took its name, but still suffered extensive damage.

The Post didn't bother to fact check this old story. Instead it chose to re-publicize it on Christmas day. Why? Perhaps the Post is eager to promote anti-Christianity.

Contraception is wrong precisely because it treats children as a kind of hostile invader into the marital act and not the natural fulfillment of it that should be cherished. This does not mean every sexual act must result in conception.

In the old order, women leveraged what social researchers describe as a "cartel" of chastity to discourage and punish sexual misconduct. In contrast, the new code of sexual behavior facilitated by contraception and legal abortion has penalized the chaste and rewarded the promiscuous.

"There's nothing reversible about genital surgery — it's a permanent, irreversible mutilation of the human person. And there's no other word for it."

The other side needs both truth and grace, something more than counseling, more than medication, more than any human can provide. They need wisdom; they especially need the Lord.

Some would say we must give up on these souls, but it is when the door becomes cracked even just a tad that light may enter.

It seems to me that certain advocates and critics can help the conversation if they focused less on their opponents and more on the arguments.

The Catholic Nursing Mothers League (CNML) seeks to encourage and support nursing mothers emotionally and spiritually and educate parishes about the beauty and importance of breastfeeding.

Trust the Lord. He will do for you what you are not yet able to do for yourself: Be not afraid.

While anti-Christian persecution around the world never takes a break, it's well known there are certain periods of special risk each year, above all the Christmas season.

Why do good people do bad things?

The monks of Skellig Michael kept Christianity alive during years of darkness.

These talented friars of the Order of Preachers have reached Billboard's Top 10 bluegrass albums chart.

The principles of Freemasonry are fundamentally incompatible with Catholic teaching

Only icons are iconic, Father Raymond J. de Souza cautions.