The Catholic Register

Pope's homily: Ask the Lord for the courage to follow Jesus

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:29:35 -0400

VATICAN – Speaking on Tuesday morning during the homily at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis reflected on Jesus��Ƶapp journey to Jerusalem as the moment of His crucifixion drew near.

Advent workshop targets a youthful audience

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0500

Celebrating Advent doesn’t have to just be about Advent calendar chocolates and writing letters to Santa Claus.

Trust in God requires a dose of fear

frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:36:28 -0400

Unless you are already a full saint or a mystic, you will always live in some fear of death and the afterlife. That��Ƶapp simply part of being human. But we can, and must, move beyond our fear of God.

To ignore the poor is to despise God, pope says at general audience

Wed, 18 May 2016 09:05:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – How Christians treat the poor is the clearest demonstration of their relationship with God, Pope Francis insisted.

We are not alone when we walk in love

fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:16:22 -0400

Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C) May 1 (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29)

There are two basic approaches to drawing people to a relationship with God and an experience of divine love and mercy. Some anxiously, and usually angrily, place as many obstacles before others as possible. They set conditions that have to be met before someone can belong to the community or dare to approach God. But there is another approach, and that is to place as few obstacles or conditions before people as possible — in short, do everything in one��Ƶapp power to bring them home.