It’s always good to define our terms. In his Modern Catholic Dictionary, Servant of God John Hardon provided a good definition of “Examination of Conscience”: Reflection in God’s presence on one’s ...

There is an old saying among priests—or a saying among old priests, I cannot remember which—that hearing a grandmother’s confession means listening to what everyone else has done wrong, how they have ...

Pope Francis meets a group of five Kenyan acrobats after their performance as the Black Blues Brothers during the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 30, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul ...

Pope Francis greets cooks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 30, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, ...