THIS past week, Pope Leo, quoting a predecessor, seemed to dismiss those 'prophets of doom' who see our times as worse than previous centuries. So, is it true that our times are essentially no different than others, that they are just one more difficult bump on the long road of history, and that everything will straighten itself out, as it has in the past?

THE Church and the world alike are living through a period of chaos and division. What you need to do to avoid being carried away by these Storm winds of confusion...

AS I watch the headlines unfold today, it’s incredible to see — not only the seals of Revelation unfolding before our eyes — but also how they are of our own making…. 

THIS generation has been given a certain “privilege”, if you want to call it that. It is the opportunity to witness on a near-global scale what happens when entire nations reject God. 

IN the clamor of today’s world, fast-paced and saturated with noise, the art of discernment has become tragically lost. In fact, St. John Paul II said, "…the future of the world stands in peril unless wiser people are forthcoming." (Familiaris Consortio, n. 8)

But wiser people will not be forthcoming unless we learn to hear and discern the voice of God…

IN her many apparitions throughout the world, the Blessed Mother has called us to "pray, pray, pray." But what does that mean? More words? I think it's something far deeper than that...

Protestants say Catholics invented it. Catholics say it's essential for many to enter Heaven. What does the Bible say? 

WE have produced a culture in which the vulnerable and weak are being encouraged to check out and die. Physician-assisted suicide is rapidly spreading through the West... but is it right?

SAINT Paul taught that hope is the fruit of enduring one's afflictions, which shape one's character. However, one can put up with trials, so to speak, in a state of bitter resignation, anger, and resentment, which actually leads to despair.
 
Rather, Paul showed us that this endurance of suffering is only fruitful in holy abandonment...

St. John's Revelation speaks of a confrontation between a "woman clothed in the sun" and a "dragon." The interesting thing is that it takes place, literally, in the "sky" (Greek: ouranus). Both Jesus and St. Paul spoke of signs, good and bad, that would appear in the sky. It's happening now...