Last month featured the Feast of the Ugandan Martyrs, commemorating 22 faithful young men who sacrificed their lives for their Faith. As a part of the oft-mentioned “Catholicism Project”, Fr. Robert Barron and the Word on Fire team recently made a trip to the site of the martyrdoms. The team was joined by 500,000 other …
Below are some of the most provocative examples of Catholics using New Media in service of the Church, specifically through beautiful video: (Promotional video for World Youth Day 2011) (Trailer for “Fishers of Men”) (Trailer for “The Catholicism Project”) (Promotional commercial for “Catholics Come Home”) (Archbishop Dolan ordains five new priests in NY) (“God In …
From September 1979 through November 1984, Pope John Paul II gave a series of weekly talks devoted to human sexuality, a proper understanding of the body, and marriage. The wisdom he expressed—collectively called the “theology of the body”—not only echoed previous Church teaching on human sexuality, but also formed the backbone for modern, Catholic sexual …
As a Protestant, Scripture memorization was a strongly emphasized spiritual discipline. This made sense, as a faith based solely on the Bible begged deep familiarity with its source. Though Catholicism balances–and interprets–the words of Scripture with its ancient Tradition, the Bible still remains a significant source of Divine Revelation for Catholics. In theory, the Catholic …
Here is a letter from St. Justin Martyr in 155 A.D. describing the weekly Christian liturgy of the Early Church. Anyone familiar with the modern Catholic Mass–and therefore the Eucharist–will immediately recognize its roots in these words: (Hat tip to Matt Warner at Fallible Blogma)
