Miscellaneous Topics
(Note to Viewers: The following resources touch upon many topics. Some examples of the topics covered deal with culture, evangelization, and other Catholic faith issues.)
23 Ways To Identify A Faithful Parish
Satan and Saints: Taking the Prince of Darkness Seriously
There's More to Prayer Than "Saying Our Prayers"
God's Gift of Forgiveness: A Pastoral Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation
Angels and Demons is False - Steven Greydanus
Reiki Therapy Unscientific, ‘Inappropriate for Catholic Institutions,’ Say Bishops’ Guidelines
The Goods of the Church at Work, Elsewhere
Grievances against the Church? Leave Me out of It!
Just Exactly Where is the Church? Unam Sanctam, Vatican II, and the Salvation of Non-catholics
Moving Away From Religion Toward Christianity
A Report on the Crisis in the Catholic Church in New Zealand
Everything's Up To Date In Kansas City
The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace
When to Set Up Christmas Decorations
Flickers of Catholic-Orthodox Unity
Hope and Serenity Among the Thorns
No Room at the Inn by Fr. Pavone (12/5/2005)
God is Patient by Fr. Pavone (12/19/2005)
"A Society Without God Ends Up as a Society
Against Man"
The Body's Forgotten Ally: A Brief Defense Of Corporal Mortification
Religion's Impact on Bodily Health
John Paul II's Last Lesson; Cryptic Warning
Encountering Christ in the Gospel | Excerpts from Cardinal Christoph Schönborn's My Jesus
The
tyranny of therapism
A RUSSIAN
WHO CHALLENGED ORTHODOXY TO RECONCILE WITH ROME
1954 Autobiography of Rabbi Who Converted Is Published
Living by a Mother's Rule of Life
Humility
Defeats Power of Devil, Says Vatican's Vicar
Our
Triune God
The Inequalities of Equality, or All Things Being Equal, Not Everything Can Be Equal
Liturgy, Catechesis, and Conversion
The Liturgy Lived: The Divinization of Man
The Church Is the Goal of All Things
The
Problem of Evil
Pilgrim' Progress Faith of our Fathers
"Appropriate Attitude Toward the Jewish People"
Why Another Course on Exorcism and Satanism
Psychology Rediscovers the Power of Forgiveness
Father Cantalamessa on the Kingdom of Heaven
Italian Exorcists Dispel Misconceptions
Why a Course on Satanism and Exorcism
The Apocalyptic Religion of Radical Environmentalism
The Making of
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Reflection on Youth and the Drive To Be Beautiful
Father Cantalamessa on Fraternal Correction
Christians, Culture and Recreation
Parable of the Wheat and Tares
Foreword to A History of Apologetics
The Source of Certitude | Epilogue to Faith and Certitude
Faith Fact-Hold Fast What Is Good: On Borrowing Forms of Meditation from Eastern Religions
Father Cantalamessa on True Patience
Father Cantalamessa on Heaven's Insurance
Holy See on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Father Cantalamessa on Choosing the Twelve Apostles
Father Cantalamessa Explains a New Way of Suffering
Predictability: The Curse of the Spiritually Unprepared
EBAY Bows to Boycott!
Spam, Pornography, Fertility and the American Way
The Sacraments Through the Ages
Of Weeds &
Fairy Tales: The Idylls, Idols & Devils That Corrupt the Moral Imagination
Value That Goes Beyond the Bottom Line
Aquinas' Timely Pedagogic Proposals
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Unite Catholics and
Orthodox
St. Paul Abbey, a Truly Benedictine Monastery
Athens, New Stage in Ecumenical Journey
The Spirit and His Gifts by Marcellino D’Ambrosio
Anointing of the Sick: Medicine for Sinners
Invasion of the Catholic Bloggers
What Blogs Do Catholic Bloggers Read?
When Young People Fool with Satanism
"Boredom" Greatest Sin in Media, Says Archbishop
Exorcist on Satan Not Having Last Word
Father Cantalamessa on Multiplying the Loaves
ON
ILLICIT TRADE IN SMALL ARMS
Discovering the New Faithful | An interview with Colleen Carroll Campbell
Temperance:
Harmony in the Soul
Hispanic Catholics Searching for God in U.S.
World Council of Churches Ready for Ecumenical Dialogue
Culture
in Crisis
The Cross - For Us
Freedom
of Conscience, Tudor Style
Russian
Orthodox Official Hopeful for a Prompt Beatification
The Priest With The Catholic Response
The Journalist and the Controversial Cardinal | An Interview with Tess Livingstone
Catholics & Science Fiction | An Interview with Sandra Miesel
"Gaudium et Spes" at 40; Mulling Over Islam
Father Cantalamessa's Good Friday Sermon
A Perspective From Across the Pond | A Conversation with Dwight Longenecker
Objections, Obstacles, Acceptance: An Interview with J. Budziszewski
Giuseppina Sciascia - The Silent Summer of '44
Origins of a
Sinister Calumny Against the Jews
Neither Tyrant
Nor Tree-Hugger
Father Cantalamessa on the Transfiguration
Cardinal George Pell
- On True and False Conscience
Hear No Evil—My Perspective on Rock Music
Valentine's Day - Love it, or Hate it?
Class Clowns: Catholic Colleges and the Political Left
Father Cantalamessa on the Trinity
Father Cantalamessa on True Environmentalism
On Jewish-Catholic Ties and the Role of John
XXIII
Making Room for God in Today's World
"Have You Heard? The Secret Is Getting Out"
Denver and the Professions: A Flashpoint for Change?
Lino Lozza - The Christmas Tree: Legends, Traditions, History
Boldly Going
for the Millennium Goals
Psychology That Is True to Science, True to God
Turning the Tables: Winning the Public-Relations War
How Ecclesial Movements Fit In With Parishes
Groundswell: The
Pope, the New Movements, and the Church
Christian Martyrs: Witnesses for the World
What Christians Should Get Out of Christmas
Bishop Ricard's 2004 Christmas Message
Hanukkah: Why It’s Not Just For Jews
Santa Claus, How Do We Deal with Him?
"Who Do You Say I Am? On the Divinity of Christ"
POLL SPEAKS LOUDER THAN 'SCHOLARLY DEBATE' ON WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE ABOUT CHRISTMAS
A TALE OF TWO DIOCESES (KARL KEATING'S E-LETTER-July 20, 2004)
"Homo Indifferens" Is Still a "Homo Religious"
The Winter of John Cornwell's Discontent
How Abbot of Solesmes Explained the Immaculate Conception
Does Science Point to God? The Intelligent Design Revolution
On The Sternness of Christianity
Derrida: Does the Name Mean Anything to You?
Catholic Education and Interreligious Dialogue
Significance
of the Sign of the Cross
Alien
Ideas
Liberal Church? Conservative Church?
"Vital Cell of Society" Is Central and Fundamental
The
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
The Clergy and the Laity: Who's Responsible for Whom?
Basic Principles Behind Social Doctrine
Decoding Canon Law for Lay Catholics
CATHOLIC LEAGUE SLAMS FORD FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORTING ANTI-CATHOLIC GROUPS (10/20/2004)
Single-Sex Schools Struggle to Hang On
Despite
Bumper Harvests, Lester Brown's Sky is Still Falling (PRI Weekly Briefing-1
October 2004)
“The
Great Divorce” and the “God-Free Zone”
USCCB
Presidential
Address — The Life of the Church as Communio: Let Us Embrace Again This Gift
of God by Bishop Wilton D. Gregory (November 10, 2003)
A
Sad Disclosure of a Sadder Event (CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter-August 20, 2004)
Taking
Satan Seriously
Hermann Geissler - On the 125th Anniversary of John Henry Newman's Becoming a Cardinal
Papal Preacher Confronts the Question, "Who Killed Jesus?"
Cardinal Francis George - Ad Limina Address of Cardinal-Archbishop of Chicago
Papal Preacher Urges Renewed Approach to Confession
Gino Concetti - Five Maxims for Living a Devout Life
ZENIT - 5 Phases of an Adolescent's Slide Into Satanism
Boy Scouts and the Salvation Army
The Most Reverend John J. Myers - A Time for Honesty
Father Groeschel's Words, Before and After the Accident
Fr Jozef M. Maj. S.J. - Report on Russian Orthodox Church-Catholic Church Relations
Fr Johan Bonny - Relations Between the Catholic Church and Ancient Churches of the East
Family Life Center International Free Online Audio Talks
Mary Ann Glendon on Today's University Students
The Wall
(CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter April 12, 2004)
CRISIS
Magazine - e-Letter September 23, 2003
Movie Review: The Gospel of John
Supreme Officers Attend White House Ceremony
Fr
Juan Usma Gomez - Report on World Evangelical Alliance-Catholic Church Relations
A Conference
Employee No More (CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter-March 19, 2004)
The
Feast of Epiphany
Atheism Fading, But So Too Is Religious Fervor
Ecclesial Movements in the Universal Church
Archbishop Phillip Hannan on Fr. Emil Kapaun, Korean chaplain ("The World Over" Air Date: 7/4/2003)
Dedication of St. John Lateran by Marcellino D'Ambrosio
HALLOWEEN: ITS ORIGINS AND CELEBRATION
JEWS' ROLE IN CHRIST'S FIRST AND SECOND COMING
Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines
U.S. Physicist on Reconciling Science With the Church
Booklets from Renewal Ministries
CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter ("12 Myths Every Catholic Should Be Able To Answer")
CRISIS Magazine - e-Letter ("The Big Day" and "What Happened At The Meeting")
Father, Son, and Spirit: So What's In A Name?
The Example of the Saints: Evangelization and Imperialism
Foreword to Yves Congar's The Meaning of Tradition
ZENIT - Mary Ann
Glendon on the Reform of Lay Catholics
The Debate (update on National Review Board's report & "The Passion" debate)
Consumerism: A Subtle Corroder of Virtue
Conservative Bishops, Liberal Results
Bishop Ricard's
Holy Week message (2005)
Religious
Colleges Coming of Age
So What’s Wrong with Rock Music?
POLL FINDS AMERICAN'S MORALS INCREASINGLY INFLUENCED BY THE POPE
Inside the
Bishops’ Conference, Part I: Why the American Bishops Lack Accountability
Playing Politics: Inside the Bishops’ Conference, Part II
Jesuit Resignation Blamed on Benedict XVI by Deal W. Hudson
Video-Game Violence: Higher Stakes
The Vocation of a Catholic Journalist: An Interview with Philip F. Lawler
Catholic Commencements: A Time for Truth to Be Honored
Why Blog? Catholic Bloggers Post Their Reasons
A Novel Side of Michael Novak; St. Nicola's Many
Faces
Marijuana's Benefits: Just Smoke and Mirrors?
Religious Privatization and the Need for Community
"Christ Frees Us From Fear," Says Father Cantalamessa
Generation to Generation: Nuturing the Faith in Our Homes
When Material Wealth Is Not Enough
Socrates Meets Sartre: In Hell?
IS THE CHURCH LIKELY TO SHRINK--AND SHOULD IT?
Passing Thoughts on Billy Graham
A Village Called Wakefield: When Western Culture was Catholic
What Difference Does Heaven Make?
Anger Management Infused With Faith
Loneliness and the Death of the Catholic Town
The Most Allegedly Catholic Continent
Crossing the Meditation Divide
Has the Pope Condemned Harry Potter?
Benedict XVI, Vatican II and Modernity (Part 1)
Benedict XVI, Thomism, and Liberal Culture (Part 2)
On Teaching the Important Things
Orthodox Catholics Sometimes Hurt the Cause
Environmental Problem Is Deemed "Anthropological"
Opus Dei Prelate on a Springtime for Church in
Germany (Part 1)
Opus Dei Prelate on World Youth Day (Part 2)
A Conference You'll Want To Miss
A Religion the New York Times Can Love
Gospel Not Just For Priests, Says Biblicist
Why Forgive? Father Cantalamessa Responds
Venezuela Seen Pushing a "21st-Century
Socialism"
Animal Rights
Extremists' Brute Victories
Religion 101: Why All Faiths Are Not the Same
Cardinal Napier on the State of the Faith
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán - A Christian Understanding of Pain and Suffering
Doctor, Convert, and Mystic: The Life and Work of Adrienne von Speyr
Report by General Relator of Synod
Archbishop of Madrid on the Synod
Father Cantalamessa on Gospel Priorities
Cardinal Peter Erdo on the Church in Hungary (Part 1)
Cardinal Erdo on the Church in Hungary (Part 2)
You Must Know the Reasons Behind A Behavior to Change It
Chest Errors: The Divine Gift of the Irascible Faculty
The Eucharistic Synod and Priestly Celibacy
Catholic Leaders Speak Out on Public Policy
Tattoos and the Illusion of Permanency
Creation as a Basis for Dialogue
The Psychology Behind Giving Thanks
Bishop Wuerl on New Catechetical Tools (Part 1)
Bishop Wuerl on New Catechetical Tools (Part 2)
Catholic Colleges that Produce Vocations by Deal W. Hudson
Primate of Hungary on New Evangelization in Europe (Part 1)
Primate of Hungary on New Evangelization in Europe (Part 2)
Happy Thanksgiving from IgnatiusInsight.com!
The End Times: The Secret Hidden From the Universe
Can I Quote You On That? Talking to the Media About Homosexuality and the Priesthood
Muslim-Christian Marriages Stir Concern in Italy
"Document Shows Homosexuals Much Sensitivity"
A Catholic Renaissance at Princeton
That depends what you mean by 'gay'
Father Cantalamessa on Christ Yesterday and Today (Part I)
Father Cantalamessa on Christ Yesterday and Today (Part II)
USCCB President Equates Deep Seated Homosexuality With Heterosexuality
Archbishop Fulton Sheen on Advent and Eternity
Is Religion Evil? Secularism's Pride and Irrational Prejudice
Father Cantalamessa on St. John's Gospel
Father Cantalamessa's 3rd Advent Sermon (Part 1)
Father Cantalamessa's 3rd Advent Sermon (Part 2)
Father Cantalamessa's 4th Advent Sermon
Bishop Frederick Henry on the Church in Canada
A Journalist's Research on the Child Jesus
A Christmas Dialogue on Isaiah 45: "I am God; there is no other."
Sacrament of Penance: Examination of Conscience
About those "secular" menorahs
Meditation Notes on the O Antiphons
Bishop Ricard’s Christmas Message 2005
Archbishop Fulton Sheen on Advent and the Christmas Mystery
The Lost Sense of Sin in Psychology (Part 1)
The Lost Sense of Sin in Psychology (Part 2)
Opus Dei on John Allen's New Book
Journalist John Allen on Opus Dei
Kwanzaa: A Holiday From the FBI
The Tangled Ecclesiastical Web
A Call for Rediscovery of Sacrament of Baptism
The Old Testament and the Messianic Hope
"Da Vinci Code" -- a Blessing for Opus Dei?
Father Raniero Cantalamessa on Purity
Concerning Philosophers and Moths
In Nazareth, Handicapped Kids Are Right at Home
Father Cantalamessa on True Conversion
Taking Aim at Small-Arms Trafficking
Father Cantalamessa on Limbo and the Unbaptized
My Neighborhood is the Church?
An Examination of Subsistit in: A Profound Theological Perspective
Evangelizing Through TV in Canada
Father Raniero Cantalamessa on Unclean Spirits
"God Is Love": in Benedict XVI and in Art
A Church devoted to love and charity
Faith, hype and a lack of clarity
Catholic Schools Face Big Tests
Temperance and Emotional Well Being
Chiara Lubich's Comments on "God Is Love"
Media and the Risk of a Monoculture
"Deus Caritas Est," Social Encyclical
Liberal Diplomacy and the Church
Some Comments on Deus Caritas Est
Benedict XVI's Revolutionary Encyclical
Last Published Letter of a Murdered Priest
Murdered Priest's Letter to Benedict XVI
Raising Awareness for the Mentally Ill
Olympic Event: "Heart to Heart" Meeting With God
Building a Catholic Action Plan for Reform
Philosophy Behind "Deus Caritas Est"
Oscar Winner Says Jesus Invented Selfless Love
Gaudi's Grand Cathedral: Temple Sagrada Familia and Its Saintly Architect
The article Science Magazine doesn't want you to read
A Light to the Nations: The Meaning and Future of the Catholic Church
London Taking It: Will There Always be an England?
Love Where There Could Have Been Hate
"Deus Caritas Est" and C.S. Lewis' "Four Loves"
How Caritas Chief Sees Pope's 1st Encyclical
Chapter One of The Cypresses Believe In God: Spain On the Eve of the Civil War
The Bible Gap: Spanning the Distance Between Scripture and Theology
The Love Behind the Rules
Unbelief and Bad Belief
Episcopal Reform and the Rights of the Laity
God Is Love: From Philosophy to Action
Liberal Diplomacy and the Church
Secular Substitute for the Apocalypse
Is Cardinal Mahoney Right on Immigration?
Doctors and the Challenge of Poverty
Archbishop Niederauer: No Gay Adoptions
A Top Administrator at San Francisco Catholic Charities Is A Gay Adoptive Father
Catholic Charities and Gay Adoption
Beauty Held Up as a Means of Evangelization
Let Catholic Charities Be Catholic
Tocqueville's Influence on "Deus Caritas Est"
Character-Centered Families and Schools
In Russia, Waiting for Springtime of Faith
The Case For Christ's Existence
Palm Sunday in Jerusalem by Deal W. Hudson
Hope Wanes in the Holy Land by Deal W. Hudson
Mystifying Indeed: On Being Fully Human
The Next Step in Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue
The Catholic Church's Status in Russia
Personal Limitations and the Trinity
Discovering the Fatherhood of God in a Gender-Neutral Society
Pope Benedict XVI, Mozart and the Quest of Beauty
The Battle for the Soul of the Archdiocese of San Francisco By Valerie Schmalz
A New Center for Thomistic Studies
A Clarification on the Meaning of 'Conscience'
Turning visitors into pilgrims
LOR - Summary of Deus Caritas Est
Place and Role of Movements in the Church (Part 1)
Place and Role of Movements in the Church (Part 2)
Father Richard Neuhaus on Loving the Church
Making the Catholic Connection | An Interview with Teresa Tomeo
Cardinal Kasper on Catholic-Orthodox Ties
Archbishop Rylko on New Movements (Part 1)
Archbishop Rylko on New Movements (Part 2)
Subculture called vital for a Catholic resurgence
Movements and Parishes Can Work Together
Religion Enters Media Mainstream
Reading Without Learning: On Not Missing "Sublime Passage"
Back to the Basics in Catechesis
The Identity of a Catholic University
Father Cantalamessa on Charismatic Renewal
1400 Percent Growth of Dominican Sisters
Cardinal Lehmann on His Sources of Strength
Christian Charity in Cyber Communities
Orthodox Theologian Speaks on Modern Deserts
Reflecting on the Custody of the Holy Land
The Sabbath: Meeting God On The Day Of Rest
Spiritual Self-Reliance: The Enemy Within
Father Cantalamessa on Bread and Wine
A New Vision for Religious Life?
Filling the Psychological Void With Charity
The Weathercock And The Mystic: The Prophetic Friendship Of Orestes Brownson And Isaac Hecker
Britain's Dark Night of the Soul
A Guide in an Age of Religious Pluralism
Are Believers Delusional? (Part 1)
Are Believers Delusional? (Part 2)
A Russian Orthodox View of Papacy, and More (Part 1)
A Russian Orthodox View of Papacy, and More (Part 2)
Shrinking the Bishops’ Conference
Christmas, Christians and Christ by Fr. Pavone (12/18/2006)
Patriarch Bartholomew I on the Papal Visit
The Physician's Relationship With Morality
Challenge of Witnessing the Faith in Indian Cultures
In the Beginning Was the Word . . .
The State of the Catholic Church in America, Diocese by Diocese
What does the study tell US?: Seven prominent catholics respond
ON MERMAIDS AND WITCHES: FAIRY TALES AND THE GOSPEL
Jean Vanier on Addressing Depression
Ideology Kills Truth, and Literature
Anxiety and Suffering: Enough for Today
Finding the Best Dioceses in the United States
Bishop Hilarion Alfeev on Music as Prayer
Pacifists, Ecologists and Ecumenists: Antichrist at Work
New Film Portrays Mormon Holocaust
Global Warming Natural, Says Expert
Style and Substance: A Confusion of Targets
Halloween and the Concerned Christian by Msgr. Reed
Seeing life as God intends us to see it by Msgr. Reed ("The Florida Catholic", 3/2/2008)