National Catholic Register

‘The Singing Masters’: A New Introduction to the Church Fathers

Dominican Father Aidan Nichols puts “scholarly” in the phrase “scholarly Dominican” as few others of his order today. The author of more than 45 books on Scripture, Church history and Catholic ...
Religion News Service

The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today

(The Conversation) — Nearly 60 years ago, in October 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. For the 21st time in the Catholic Church’s history, the pope gathered bishops from ...
National Catholic Register

The Making Of ‘Faith Of Our Fathers’

My boss asked me the other day if I knew anything about the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers.” Since I have been an organist in the Catholic Church for about 25 years now, I must have played the hymn dozens ...
The New York Times

Angry Catholics Wanted to Burn the Church. He Came to Save It.

In a cold, remote corner of northern Quebec, a sexual abuse scandal pushed a church to the edge. The Rev. Gérard Tsatselam, from Cameroon, must comfort the afflicted to bring it back. Father Gérard ...
The Conversation

Jesus’ earthly dad, St. Joseph – often overlooked – is honored by Father’s Day in many Catholic nations

Gloria Falcão Dodd received funding from the Mariological Society of America in 1999. The United States celebrates Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. Many countries with a Catholic heritage, ...