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Toward a New Understanding of the Mission

By Benedict B.O. Joseph. Christ intended His Church to be a means to evangelize and to save the people of God.

Smiling shepherd

By Barry Michaels. Fifty years after his election, Pope John XXIII is remembered for his charisma, ecumenical spirit and for opening Second Vatican Council

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Pastoral answers: Many beliefs, one God

By Msgr. Mannion. While Catholicism respects many religions, it firmly believes in the one true God revealed in Christ. (Subscription required)

Pastoral Answers: Anointing of non-Catholics

By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. In dire cases, non-Catholics can be given anointing of the sick if they declare faith in the sacrament

No more head covering

Second Vatican Council had nothing to do with religious women abandoning habits

Msgr. Mannion's stern reply to a critic

A reader writes a lengthy criticism of recent columns on communion; shows need for catechesis

Msgr. Mannion: The Church's role in salvation

Doctrine challenges Church to make Christ visible in the world, so that all may know him and be saved

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Use of the chalice

Reception under both kinds has become virtual norm in dioceses throughout the United States

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Understanding the Old Testament

Reading it as an incomplete introduction to the Gospels puts the murders and pillaging in context

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: The Church's view of Islam

Since the Second Vatican Council, many initiatives have been undertaken in Catholic-Muslim relations

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Role of lay ministers

They do not compete with ordained ministers but fulfill duties under direction of priests, deacons

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Role of extraordinary ministers

As long as they are properly dressed and reverent, laypeople should be able to distribute Communion. (Subscription required)

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Leaving the Church

It is a serious matter, but God alone is the judge of salvation for Catholics who stray from their faith. (Subscription required)

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Heaven and earth

The relationship between the two is sorely missing from liturgy and catechesis in the Church today. (Subscription required)

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Eastern-rite Catholics

They are fully part of the Church and are viewed as possessing ‘equal right and dignity’ as all other rites. (Subscription required)

Msgr. M. Francis Mannion: Defending the liturgical reforms of Vatican II

This column by Msgr. Mannion has free access for all visitors. Although not perfect, the post-Vatican II renewal brought positive changes that cannot be overlooked

Mark your calendars for the pontiff’s new ‘Year of Faith’

By John Norton. Pope Benedict XVI has announced a “Year of Faith” beginning Oct. 11, 2012

M. Francis Mannion: Sin and damnation

This column has free access for all visitors. Themes are relevant today, but not out of context of grace and the need to examine one’s conscience

Investigations have some Religious on edge

This article has free access for all visitors. By Valerie Schmalz. Vatican’s apostolic visitation and inquiry of umbrella group of sisters aim to look at future of religious vocations in the United States

Home-schoolers sometimes at odds with dioceses

By Michelle Martin. Some see home schooling as a threat to Catholic schools, while others recognize it as valid option.

God and Old Testament

By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. Writers may have been rough-and-tumble people, but God still spoke through them

Father Barron: Catholic Church is fullest expression of Christ's grace

By Father Robert Barron. Membership in the Catholic Church is not just one option out of many

Editorial: Pope Benedict and Jews

‘It’s not possible for Catholic leaders to speak out against this often enough.’

Dipping into mailbag

By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. Columnist answers questions he’s received recently on confession, the afterlife, Vatican II, confession

Decoding Vatican II

One history of council is a partisan tale of ancient battles still being fought in Church.

Debate rages on over Vatican II's meaning

By Russell Shaw. Fifty years after council was announced, Catholics argue whether it represented a sharp break with past or a renewal

Column: An argument for intelligent adoration

By Father Robert Barron. Intense devotion to it by likes of Jacques Maritain, Pope John Paul II and Edith Stein shows it’s not just for unlearned, nor does it detract from Mass

Church birth control commission docs unveiled

By Russell Shaw. New records show pope’s advisers were stacked in favor of changing Church teaching. Intentionally?

Bishop pushes for greater lay leadership in Church

By Mary DeTurris Poust. New book argues that lay ecclesial ministry is recovery of early Church model of community

A mission beyond the parish

The Second Vatican Council declared that the laity is called to take the Gospel out into the world and minister to others in every state of life

1968: Psychedelic experiences

This article has free access for all visitors. By Greg Erlandson. 1968, a turbulent year in U.S. history, also fostered idealism and activism. They were the grooviest of times, they were a total bummer....