Justin's Corner

"The cloud reminds us of the hour of the Transfiguration, in which the bright cloud falls on Jesus and the disciples. It reminds us of ...

"Easter is the new creation brought about by the Risen Lord; it is a new beginning; it is life finally made eternal by God’s victory ov...

“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States of America into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fu...

"If man were merely a random product of evolution in some place on the margins of the universe, then his life would make no sense or mi...

"This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death, where ...

"As Jesus walks the Way of the Cross, we place ourselves behind him, following in his footsteps. As we walk with him, we contemplate hi...

"Mary is truly humble and doesn’t want to show off. She acknowledges being little before God and is happy to be so. At the same time, s...

"I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that off...

"In this immersion of God in human suffering and in the abyss of evil lies the root of our justification. The 'return to God with a...

by Justin Soutar Trump fans in general and Republicans in particular who were bitterly disappointed by the results of last year’s election...

"As the holy season of Lent begins, we are reminded that the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving have been foundational to our...

"Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of o...

"This year [2015] marks the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the guardian of lib...

"Christian life calls for dynamism and willingness to walk, allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit. Immobility isn’t appropri...

"Our united prayers, sacrifices, and efforts to protect human life and heal the wounds inflicted by abortion remain as important as eve...

"This liturgical season [Ordinary Time] will invite us to follow the Lord together, to listen to his Word and to imitate his gestures o...

"In the Christian life, it is not enough to be knowledgeable: unless we step out of ourselves, unless we encounter others and worship...

"Jesus was born during a 'census of the whole world' ordered by Caesar Augustus, the emperor renowned for bringing the Pax Rom...

"Piety and charity, mercy and abandonment: these are the virtues of the man from Nazareth that today’s liturgy shows us, so that they m...

"In Mary of Nazareth, we recognize our own history: the history of the Church, immersed in the common lot of humanity. By taking flesh ...

"In these four weeks of Advent, the liturgy leads us to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, while it reminds us that He comes every day in...

"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the ser...

"In the crucified Jesus the divinity is disfigured, stripped of all visible glory and yet is present and real. Faith alone can recogn...

"We are called to follow the example of the Master, who revealed the immensity of his love on the cross... Indeed, the persecution of C...

"God is the true wisdom that never ages, the authentic wealth that never corrupts, the happiness to which every man aspires in the dep...