Kathryn Jean Lopez

This seems like an appropriate highlight to pull out from the trip on a Sunday, from Friday’s homily at Westminster Cathedral : Let us begin with the sacrifice of the Cross. The outpouring of Christ’s blood is the source of the Church’s life. Saint John, as we know, sees in the . . . . Continue Reading »

Doesn’t get enough credit for what an effective messenger he is. His words! If you have any interest in the Catholic Church, in Truth, in the synergy between faith and reason, he is someone to read regularly . But in his person, too. He is more dynamic, more gentle, and more beautifully . . . . Continue Reading »

This morning, before the beatification, the Archbishop of Canterbury told the pope: “You have encouraged us to draw closer to the rock upon which the Church is built.” If nothing else, if this is true, it makes the papal visit a success. Kathryn Jean Lopez is editor-at-large of National . . . . Continue Reading »

This was a nice surprise find on the BBC website. A British Dominican sisters writes about a visit her congregation had with Cardinal Ratzinger in Rome, in anticipation of seeing him during this visit: It was such an experience of the universal Church, being united through a common faith and . . . . Continue Reading »

Father C. J McCloskey explains on the Washington Post ’s website : I hosted a series of programs on the life and works for EWTN on Cardinal Newman in the year 2000. At the end of one of his programs, while interviewing Fr. Ian Ker, the renowned Newman biographer from Oxford, I put a message on . . . . Continue Reading »

David Quinn of the Irish Catholic writes : I have a question for one of the protest’s main organisers, namely Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society. He announced earlier: “The days of popes are over.” He added: “This is a secular country, we are a secular . . . . Continue Reading »

While visiting the St. Peter’s residence for seniors yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI said : “Christians should not be afraid to share in the suffering of Christ, if God wills that we struggle with infirmity” Listening to the Holy Father speak about the respect we owe the elderly, how . . . . Continue Reading »

I’ve been doing some tweeting about it here . I called the Saturday night Hyde Park prayer vigil “the ultimate peace rally.” The pope and the tea party—these are not unrelated things. They shouldn’t be, anyway. My thoughts, inspired by the pope’s first homily from this . . . . Continue Reading »

Can you imagine what kind of world we’d live in if every Catholic started his day with this prayer, courtesy of Cardinal Newman? We might just radiate Christ! Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and life. Penetrate and possess my whole . . . . Continue Reading »

Leonie Caldecott, an English Catholic friend of mine, is singing tomorrow at Cardinal Newman’s beatification Mass. We e-mailed tonight about her thoughts the night before in anticipation. At first, in the spirit of truth, she was thoroughly human and admitted: “I am worrying I won’t . . . . Continue Reading »