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Kateri Two Steubenville priests made headlines this month, when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that they have legal custody of a two-year-old boy, who is living at their downtown parish rectory. St. Peter’s Parish, in Steubenville, Ohio. Credit: Ron Cogswell/Flickr. CC BY SA 2.0 A judge will consider the boy’s situation at a custody hearing in October, … Read moreTwo priests and a baby? What’s happening at an Ohio parish?
The Vatican’s agreement with China on the appointment of bishops is set to be renewed in the coming months. While that project remains in the hands of the Secretariat of State, Pope Francis has been in recent months making more personal appeals to Beijing, both himself and through his “special envoy for peace,” Cardinal Matteo … Read moreIs the Vatican’s China diplomacy strategy, or chaos?
We sometimes hear that a particular person is not religious but is “deeply spiritual.” But spirituality detached from God’s good creation is out of touch with reality and can be harmful. Authentic Catholic spirituality engages body and soul, spirit and creation, divine faith and human reason—and avoids the excesses of materialism and spiritualism. Read More
There is no Starting Seven today due to a vacation. The next Starting Seven will be on Monday, Sept. 2. Read more Read More
JD shares about his vacation and gives Ed some insights into Protestantism. Upgrade your subscription! Are you a paying subscriber? Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account. Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar TL;DR Having issues? Check … Read moreBonus: Breaking and Protestantism
Like so many American boys, I was thoroughly absorbed with sports in my youth. When I wasn’t playing games, I was reading about athletes and daydreaming about future athletic glory. Every four years I would be thrilled just by reading about the Olympic Games (since there was no TV in our home), and inspired by … Read moreThe Olympic spirit, RIP
Evangelization is not just a matter of preaching the Gospel. For any effectiveness at all, it requires that we first live the Gospel. We don’t have to live it perfectly, but we have to be seen to be “different” in that respect, and when we fall, we need to get up and try again. Where … Read moreSix inspiring books to jump-start your inner evangelist
“The entire synodal process has been, and remains, inward-looking,” writes Francis X. Maier in The Catholic Thing. Therein lies one of the greatest ironies of this troubled and troubling pontificate. Read More
St. Augustine, who was trained in the heights of the Latin rhetorical tradition, found Scripture rhetorically primitive when he was looking at it from the outside, before his conversion. But he became far more impressed with the rhetorical power of both the Old and the New Testaments once he began to grasp their inner meaning. … Read moreSacred Scripture’s rhetorical power
Scrutinize the words of Jesus in the Gospel. He’s not a gossip. He speaks compelling words of truth. He confronts the Pharisees directly and, echoing John the Baptist, courageously indicts them as a “brood of vipers.” He takes accountability for every word. He warns His disciples of the wiles of Herod, referring to him as … Read moreGossip