Divine Mercy and HellFather Roger J. Landry
When my siblings and I were very young and incorrigibly misbehaving, my mother, as a last-ditch effort to get us to listen, would occasionally pick up the rotary phone and inform us that she was calling ...
A long-awaited spotlight on the IVF and ART industries Father Roger J. Landry
The Feb. 16 ruling by the Supreme Court of Alabama, which by an 8-1 margin determined that cryogenically frozen human embryos are considered unborn children under Alabama law, has brought a long-awaited ...
Thanksgiving: Our sweet duty, joy, and salvationFather Roger J. Landry
At every Mass, one of the most significant dialogues in human life occurs. The priest says, "Let us give thanks to the Lord our God," the faithful respond, "It is right and just," and the priest replies ...
Responding morally as Catholics to the crisis in the Holy Land Father Roger J. Landry
For 75 years, the situation in the Holy Land has created various unresolved political and diplomatic problems. There are two peoples whose identities are firmly rooted in the same land, both of whom have ...
Praying to Mary for and with the synodFather Roger J. Landry
In Catholic piety and tradition, October is the month of the Holy Rosary. The month gets its identity from the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary on Oct. 7. It marks the date in 1571 when the outnumbered ...
The vocation of grandparents in the salvation of the human race Father Roger J. Landry
When Pope Francis was giving his aerial press conference returning from World Youth Day in Lisbon, he said the main issue in caring for the young is "accompaniment," but "the problem is to know how to ...
The Holy Spirit and the eucharistic revivalFather Roger J. Landry
As we approach Pentecost during the first year of the three-year-plus Eucharistic Revival revivifying the Church in the United States, it's fitting to deepen our awareness and appreciation for the ...
Divine Mercy and the Eucharistic Revival Father Roger J. Landry
Catholics can easily recall when Jesus instituted the Sacrament of the Eucharist: during the first Mass, which began during the Last Supper with the words of consecration and finished the following afternoon ...
