Catholic Exchange

St. Philip Neri (Priest and Founder)

Saints Editor — Sun, 26 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

The Italian priest St. Philip Neri (1515-1595) greatly contributed to the spiritual reformation of the Church in the sixteenth century. He was born in Florence to a wealthy family, and after receiving a good education, was apprenticed to a relative…

St. Bede the Venerable

Saints Editor — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

St. Bede (672?-735) was an English scholar and monk widely acknowledged as a saint even in his own lifetime. As a youth, he was sent to the monastery of St. Paul in Jarrow, and it was there that he remained…

Real Men Grow and Pick Lilies…Yes They Do!

David Clayton — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:37:37 +0000

Is gardening for beauty and delight a male or a female occupation? Talking to many here in the US, the impression I get is that people see growing food for produce, or rearing animals for food as a masculine thing;…

Three Persons in One God: More Than Just Doctrine

Michael Baruzzini — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:56 +0000

“Let us make man in our image,” God says in the book of Genesis (1:26), using a curious plural that seems out of place in the scriptures of a monotheistic faith. Indeed every other reference in the early Creation story…

Imitating the Trinity

Fr. Jerome Magat — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:51 +0000

Catholics take for granted the notion of speaking of God as a Trinity. From our earliest days of training in the Faith, we are taught to make the Sign of the Cross — the most basic prayer any Catholic learns…

Coming Out As a Human: A Response to the Huffington Post’s “Gay Priest”

Steve Gershom — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:49 +0000

At first I thought Father Gary Meier’s recent article at HuffPo, where he comes out as a gay Catholic priest, was just the usual narcissistic twaddle: damaging and scandalous, certainly, but forgivable enough for someone who’s been taught to think…

Love, Peace and Joy

Food For Thought — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:15 +0000

The gospel teaches us about the sanctity of the sacrament of marriage. It is truly God’s will for us to be faithful to our marriage vows. Christ said that husband and wife become one flesh and thus “let no one…

Is the Trinity Relevant?

Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:04 +0000

Many are ready to give a polite nod of some sort to Jesus of Nazareth. Most honor him as a great moral teacher. Many even confess him as Savior. But the Incarnation of the Eternal God? Second person of the…

Sts. Donatian and Rogatian (Martyrs)

Celine McCoy — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Donatian and Rogatian were brothers of a notable Roman-Gallo family living in Nantes, Brittany. Donatian had become a convert to Christianity and led such an edifying life that his brother Rogatian was eventually moved to desire the sacrament of baptism.…

Roman Thoughts: Bad Pictures of the Pope

Jane Sloan — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:09:07 +0000

I was excited to grab a shot of the new Holy Father at this week’s Wednesday audience. But the photos did not go so well. Here the two best shots: It’s a bit embarrassing coming away with such terrible photos,…