Part I by Fr. Carl Chudy, SX Walking from the humid, hot weather of Orlando, Florida to the Orange County Convention Center, you are immediately struck by the large, diverse crowd of Catholics in many lifestyles and ministries, sisters in habits, those without, priests in colors, religious in habits,...

Fr. Tony Lalli shared some thoughts on the gospel of Matthew 7:15-20 “Beware of False Prophets” When you surf through your television channels or scan through the wavelengths of your radio, you are unavoidably confronted with people who call themselves prophets. How do you distinguish he false ones from...

The Xaverian Missionaries work in Sierra Leone, West Africa since 1950. In our work to create new vistas for Christianity, a new Catholic community has been taking shape in Yiffin, Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Protestant community,  American MCA Church. In the 90’s, I was parish priest of...

Yearly during Ramadan, the Holy See at the Vatican sends a letter of support and prayer to Muslims worldwide with special themes. This year our focus is on the shared spiritual challenges of caring for the earth. PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE MESSAGE FOR THE END OF RAMADAN E ‘Id...

Fr. Carl Chudy, SX This summer, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will be convening an unprecedented gathering of key leaders from dioceses and Catholic organizations from all across the country in order to assess the challenges and opportunities of our time, particularly in the context of the Church in the United States. The...

Fr. Carl Chudy, SX Recently I read an essay by Gregory Wolfe, publisher and editor of the extraordinary journal, Image: Art | Faith | Mystery, entitled Listening to Silence. Image Journal demonstrate the continued vitality and diversity of contemporary art and literature that engage with the religious traditions of Western culture. It...

Fr. Carl Chudy, SX Recently I read an essay by Gregory Wolfe, publisher and editor of the extraordinary journal, Image: Art | Faith | Mystery, entitled Listening to Silence. Image Journal demonstrate the continued vitality and diversity of contemporary art and literature that engage with the religious traditions of Western culture. It...

With great pride, the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, the Church of Martyrs, bade her sons farewell, who were martyred today Sunday April 9, 2017, during the liturgy of Palm Sunday. They were carrying the palm leaves, praying and celebrating the commemoration of the entry of Christ, the King of...

A pastoral reflection from the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative Committee has issued the following pastoral reflection in solidarity with those who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict or fear in their...

Image: Bradford Johnson, Untitled, 1987. Mixed media. 12 x 28 x 3 inches | Featured in Image issue 25 The journal, Image: Art | Faith | Mystery is an extraordinary resource for all those interested in faith through the contemporary visual arts, poetry and literature. We wanted to feature two...