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1 week ago | 
irishcatholic.com | Ronald Rolheiser
Are you a practicing Christian? The Acts of the Apostles says that it was at Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians”. I once heard a challenging homily where the priest asked: “If you were put on trial and accused of being a Christian, would they find enough evidence to convict you?” An interesting question, without a…
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Mike Cisneros |Msgr. Richard Antall |Grazie Christie
Born for this mission: LA's Jubilee Year gift – 8 new priests Vol. 10 | No. 12 | June 13, 2025 On the cover: After years of formation and discernment, May 31 marked the start of a new adventure for eight men in LA: priesthood. On Page 10, associate editor Mike Cisneros captures the sights and sounds from their emotional ordination Mass.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Junno Arocho Esteves |Pablo Kay |Ronald Rolheiser
Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to victims' families after an Air India flight headed to London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Ronald Rolheiser |Kimmy Chacon
Archbishop José H. Gomez led prayers for those “hurting” in the wake of ongoing federal immigration sweeps and clashes between protestors and law enforcement in Los Angeles and other cities at a special Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Kimmy Chacon
The main character in T.S. Eliot’s play “Murder in the Cathedral” is Thomas Becket, a bishop, who from every outward appearance is a saint. He is scrupulously honest, generous to a fault, and a defender of the Faith who dies as a martyr. Yet, at a certain point in his life, prior to his martyrdom, he recognized that he might not be distinguishing between temptation and grace.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishcatholic.com | Ronald Rolheiser
God as playful, witty, and erotic God is the object of all desire, no matter how earthy and unholy our desire might seem. Everything we desire is inside of God. Both Jesus and the Psalms tell us this. God is the object of all desire and only in God will our deepest longings be satisfied. We express this in our prayers,…
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3 weeks ago | 
irishcatholic.com | Ronald Rolheiser
It is better for you that I go away It is better for you that I go away” These are some of Jesus’ parting words on the night before he died. How can it be better for us when someone we love deeply goes away? That would make sense only if the relationship is dysfunctional or abusive. But how can that be true in…
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4 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Mike Aquilina |Greg Erlandson |Heather King
We have a pope: Leo XIV begins his mission Vol. 10 | No. 11 | May 30, 2025 On the cover: On May 8, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope: 69-year-old U.S.-born Augustinian missionary Robert Francis Prevost. Since then, the story of his life — from his humble roots in suburban Chicago, to his years as a missionary in Peru — has prompted plenty of fascination.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Mike Cisneros |Robert Brennan
A Benedictine monk shared this story with me. During his early years in religious life, he had been resentful because he was required to ask permission from his abbott if he wanted anything: “I thought it was silly, me, a grown man, an adult, having to ask a superior if I wanted a new shirt.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Robert Brennan |Mike Cisneros |Ronald Rolheiser |Ad rem
I thought I was a top-of-the-line cinephile, especially when it came to films of the distant past. But a friend of mine taught me I had more to learn. The film my friend insisted I watch may be almost 100 years old, but its story is timeless. Since it is May, and the film’s “star” will be celebrating her feast day at the end of the month, it’s time to pay my friend’s recommendation forward.
