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At one time or another, many of us, I argue, can relate to the sinful woman who seeks forgiveness from Jesus for her sins.[1] Where you and I may differ in this biblical example is the woman’s steps to seek and ask for Jesus’ forgiveness of her sins. She recognizes Jesus as Lord and immediately anoints him with her tears. Standing behind our Lord while continuing to cry, she wiped her tears from his feet with her hair and then proceeded to kiss and anoint Jesus’ feet. The woman’s actions reveal a desire for healing through forgiving her sins. Her actions also express a genuine love for Him, affirming Jesus as God’s Son. Unfortunately, Simon the Pharisee who had invited Jesus to his home chose not to embrace Jesus with humility and reverence, and Jesus tells him why this is so due to the ha...

There is something exciting happening in America. Elon Musk taking over Twitter is perhaps the biggest indication that media voices such as Bill Maher and Joe Rogan are not alone. They all agree: the cancel culture and “woke” ideology have gotten out of hand. People are tired of close-minded political correctness. This is an enormous opportunity for Catholics who know that the Truth is a person, the Word made Flesh, and that he wants a relationship with everyone at every point on the ideological spectrum. It’s more important now than ever that Catholics both show that we are appropriately open minded and take advantage of the new open-mindedness around us. Our Lord literally told us as his final instructions on earth that it is our job is to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nation...

Pope Francis has encouraged French bishops to show special care for Catholics “disoriented” by his decision to severely restrict the celebration of Traditional Latin Masses. His message was delivered to the bishops on Thursday, the first day of their plenary meeting in Lourdes, by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. “Pope Francis … invites you to the greatest solicitude and paternity for those people ⁠— especially young people, priests, and laity ⁠— who are disoriented by the motu proprio Traditionis custodes, which you will be working to implement,” said the message released Nov. 3 and signed by Cardinal Parolin. “They are often wounded sheep who need to be accompanied, listened to, and given time.” The French bishops are scheduled to discuss Traditionis custodes and “the ...

By Fr. Victor Feltes This image from The Simpson’s provided the avatar (or avi) which Goodtweet_man used for his pseudonymous Twitter account. Goodtweet_man is a Catholic attorney in Kansas who, until recently, had a significant and devoted following on Twitter. There he would crack jokes, post others’ prayer requests, and offer sometimes salty commentary on religion and politics. But on October 27th, the same day that Elon Musk was completing his purchase of Twitter, Goodtweet_man’s account was ‘permanently suspended’ by the company for “violating our rules against abuse and harassment.” Goodtweet_man had tweeted in reference to the Catholic bishops of Germany, whose ongoing “Synodal Way” drew a warning from the Holy See this July. (The Vatican statement clarified that “the ‘Synodal ...

As was her custom in the spring of 1970, Joy Piccolo spent a little time one morning with folded hands at St. Catherine of Siena, the Catholic Church across the street from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Afterward, she made her way to see her husband Brian at the hospital, and crossed paths with his doctor on the sidewalk. They exchanged pleasantries, and then Dr. Edward Beattie got to the point. Advertisement “It’s not looking good, Joy,” he said. “We’ll keep him as comfortable as we can. It’s not going to be long.” The words were not unexpected. But they were stunning. Now 76, Joy Piccolo-O’Connell still gets emotional talking about the feeling she had that day. “It was very hard for him,” she says, pausing, then taking a deep breath. “It was hard because he loved th...