This article first appeared at: catholic.comDuring the Eucharistic Prayer, the celebrant raises the bread above the altar. He looks upward. He bows slightly. He says, “Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body, which will be given up for you.” The...

This article first appeared at: catholic.comThe temple in Jerusalem was one of the most impressive buildings of the ancient world. And, although it functioned as a place of ritual sacrifice and prayer, it was also as a place of study, the center of a vast network of...

This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.comOne of my earliest memories is of a time my father took me to the hardware store. I was young—maybe seven years old. I don’t know what we were getting or why we were there, but the memory has never left me.After my...

This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com It’s clear that we are living in a time of confusion and division, both in the Church and in the world. I am not qualified to evaluate whether this is the worst confusion the Church has seen or not—we have been through...