Catechesis

Pope Leo XIV: We are the Mystical Body of Christ

During the Wednesday General Audience on March 4, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical reflections on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Speaking about Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, the Holy Father invited the faithful to consider the profound mystery of the Church and its unique nature as both human and...Continue reading→

An Action’s Moral Meaning

Each human action objectively “says” something, especially in relationship to a person we love. If I point a gun at someone and pull the trigger, even if the gun doesn’t fire, I “say” something evil to that person (doing so as a joke with an obviously toy gun or finger is not the same as...Continue reading→

Pope Leo XIV Reflects on the Church’s Role in Repairing a Fragmented World

Ashley Noronha joined John Morales on Morning Air to discuss the Holy Father’s Wednesday General Audience on Ash Wednesday, February 18. Continuing his catechetical series on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to Lumen Gentium, the 1964 Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. The Pope began with the document’s...Continue reading→

Pope Leo Reminds Us that Sacred Scripture Lives Within the Church

Ashley Noronha joined John Morales on Morning Air to reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience of February 11, 2026, where the Holy Father continued his catechesis on Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on Divine Revelation. In this latest address, Pope Leo focused on the living bond between the Word of God and...Continue reading→

Is it Alright to Wear a Rosary?

We’ve all probably seen someone wearing a rosary around their neck at some point in our lives. Is it disrespectful or inappropriate? Is it a form of mockery or devotion? As a devotional article that may or may not have been blessed, it is worth discovering the proper way to care for such an object....Continue reading→

The Field Hospital for our Mortal Wounds

Reconciliation is a wonderful sacrament of God’s mercy that restores a relationship killed by sin. It is a “moment of intense prayer,” “source of true interior peace,” and a way “to touch the grandeur of God’s mercy” (Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus, 17): God’s forgiveness knows no bounds. In the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,...Continue reading→

How to Make a Better Confession

On a segment of The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received an email from an anonymous listener who wrote in asking about confession: Patrick, would you recommend any confession supplements for making a good and thorough confession? Also, would you recommend any prayers before examining your conscience or before confession? Can you offer an examination that...Continue reading→

Examining Church Teaching on Liturgical Music

“The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, #112) Liturgical music is often a...Continue reading→

Pope Leo Invites Catholics to Prayerfully Revisit the Documents of The Second Vatican Council

Ashley Noronha joined John Morales on Morning Air to reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s Wednesday General Audience from January 7, where the Holy Father framed the beginning of the new year as the start of a renewed journey for Catholics throughout the world. The Pope directed the Church’s attention back to a defining moment of...Continue reading→

The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

Eight days after the celebration of the birth of the Son of God, we celebrate a feast in honor of the one who made that birth possible—Mary, the Mother of God. For several of the Church’s first centuries of existence, that title was a source of controversy. Some said that because God is immortal and...Continue reading→

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