Luceat!

A recent Zenit article summarizing the Pope’s address to Cuba said, “On the subject of the pastoral care of marriage and the family, the Holy Father encouraged the prelates ‘to redouble their efforts so as to ensure that everyone, and especially the young, gains a better understanding of — and feels ever more attracted by […]

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We are right around the corner from the most attended Mass day of the Church year. That is right; Ash Wednesday is the most attended day of the year in the Catholic Church. And as a Catholic outreach organization, we in FOCUS should try to capitalize upon this upcoming season of grace.
I don’t […]

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Does man have an end? This became the central question in a discussion I had with a (fallen-away Catholic, now almost atheistic) philosophy major on campus this week. So many people on our campuses ask similar questions: What is my purpose? Why do I wake up and go about my daily routine […]

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I was struck today by the introduction in the “Magnificat” to the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Pope Benedict is quoted:

“The message of the Church is there precisely in order to conflict with our behavior, to tear man out of his life of lies and bring clarity and truth. Truth makes demands, and […]

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I’ve been thinking about how the training and battlefield experience of soldier-saints like Ignatius of Loyola must have formed their approach to evangelization. I like to imagine that the founding of the Jesuits looked something like the opening scene from Patton (which you can find on youtube), but with less profanity.
More likely is my […]

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