Catholic Journal
Faith

Springtime for Cardinals

It is springtime when my fancy usually turns to baseball. Though I have never been a St. Louis Cardinals fan, they have usually been a part of any baseball conversation, especially when we lived in St. Louis...

William Borst
15 hours ago
Faith

Reflections on a Post-Francis Church

Now that Pope Francis has gone to the House of the Father, it is normal, logical and natural to ask the pivotal question: After Francis’ charismatic pontificate, in which direction will the Church move...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
1 day ago
Faith

St Peter’s Keys and Our Representation

The conclave begins again in Rome where cardinals from around the world will come together to pray for the Holy Spirit’s descent and to choose the next Bishop of Rome. This process and the ancient rituals have...

Br Matthew Marie, OSB
3 days ago

All Essays

Faith

The Jesus Question Revisited

I find that the Jesus question is as vital as it was the last time, I brought it under my microscope. In fact, it still looms as the most important question any of us can answer. To live in a society that thrives on...

William Borst
Faith

Singing for the Lord

I love to sing and have been doing so all my life. It began at home, my father being a singer in the Neapolitan tradition. In Miami I began singing with Community chorales and church choirs. Then I performed in theater...

Michael Baglino
5 months ago
Culture

Sweet Charity

I don’t mean to make him look like a fool or make him look incompetent. He is competent. But there are limits to competence. It’s not magical. We just think that it is sometimes. We think that we can draw a little...

Jennifer Borek
5 months ago
Politics

Do Not Pass Go!

Several years ago, I served on the board of directors of a pair of Atlantic City, New Jersey hotels. It was in Atlantic City that Charles Darrow created the board game Monopoly in 1933. As a child I loved to evaluate my...

William Borst
5 months ago