Category: Voices of the Vineyard

Readers may recall that in the past this column has reported on the work of TOBET, the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team, headquartered in Texas (www.tobet.org). Monica Ashour, the creative and indefatigable advocate of Pope John Paul II’s teachings on the theology of the…

Readers will be inspired by this story about Father Paul Mast of the Diocese of Wilmington and the genesis of his tax-exempt foundation Compassion Street, Inc. It also provides the background for the Compassion Street Musical which will be reprised later this Spring in Wilmington.…

It is commonly recognized that the standard fare in today’s film industry is at best non-religious, if not in fact irreligious. Exceptions are rare and to be celebrated. If they are not already acquainted with it, readers of this column will welcome this introduction to …

Since the so-called sexual revolution in the 1960s confusion about human sexuality has proliferated, especially in the United States.  What traditionally was recognized as an immutable part of the essential core of our being became, in the eyes of many, an extraneous factor that could…

Mid-Atlantic Pueri Cantores Youth Choral Festival and Mass celebrated by Cardinal Gregory. An exciting and promising development is underway in this country. Growing numbers of parents, grandparents and choir directors throughout the nation are being touched by the ineffable power of children and young adults…

A compelling example of philanthropy as the outreach of God’s love is the work of the Edmundite Missions in Selma, Alabama. It is an especial pleasure to bring this apostolate to the attention of our readers because the President and C.E.O. of the Edmusndite Missions…

Because it has been around for four decades many of us are at least somewhat familiar with the organization Food For The Poor. Readers may appreciate learning more about FFTP’s relief and development efforts around the world. The following write-up has been recently provided us.…

It has been said that the word ‘eternal’ refers not so much to the duration of time as it does to the quality of time. The Kingdom of God is the ‘already/not yet’ reality within us. Its invitation is not delayed for some post-mortem event.…

“Pope Francis recently called on Catholic universities worldwide to contribute to research and teaching about refugees and migrants. As a Catholic and Augustinian institution with a deep an longstanding commitment to community service and founded to educate immigrants, Villanova is answering Pope Franci’s call”.  …

There is exciting news in Philadelphia. Pope Francis has elevated the Miraculous Medal Shrine to Basilica status (Miraculousmedal.org) It is now the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Readers not already familiar with this Shrine will find the following excerpt from its…