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Only the pure of heart can see God
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8)Would you like to see God? Don't answer too quickly. This is a serious question with profound...
View ArticleA Savior is born for you; Open your heart to Him
Bishop Robert J. Hermann Christmas Midnight MassIsaiah 9:1-6Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-1 read more
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Las Posadas: A Christmas journey with the Holy Family
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@stlouisreview.com On the eve of Christmas, the faithful anxiously wait during those final moments before the Son of God is presented to the world, the Chosen One and bearer...
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Papal Message | Don't forget Christ at Christmas
Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the hectic days before Christmas as people get ready for the holidays, may no one forget to prepare internally for the coming of Christ, Pope...
View ArticleNote from the Editor
The St. Louis Review will not publish an issue on Dec. 29, and the office will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3. Have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.
View ArticleOrigin of Easter is not rooted in paganism, says monk
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@stlouisreview.com The origin of Easter is not rooted in paganism, contrary to popular belief."Part of the reason why people talk about Easter being pagan is because the...
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What exactly is the feast of the Immaculate Conception?
FROM ST. LOUIS REVIEW FILES The dogma of the Immaculate Conception teaches and celebrates the truth that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was herself conceived without original sin, that she was free from...
View ArticleHoly Week: Door to a Holy Life
This Sunday we enter into the most solemn and sacred time of the Year of Grace 2012. This week, unlike any other, is the very pinnacle of who and what we are; the most intense expression of our faith,...
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Holy Week and the battle for souls
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org As we enter into the final week of Lent -- Holy Week -- Catholics are called to unite their own sufferings with Christ's. Thousands of years ago, He suffered...
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Finding strength in prayer, despite throngs at Church of Holy Sepulcher
Judith Sudilovsky | Catholic News Service JERUSALEM -- In the Easter season, it can be a daunting task to find a quiet moment of contemplation at any of Jerusalem's holy sites, but it is especially so...
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After papal request, Cuba makes Good Friday 2012 a national holiday
Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican spokesman praised Cuba's decision to accept Pope Benedict XVI's request to make Good Friday a national holiday this year."It is...
View ArticleEditorial | Easter is a season to rejuvenate our souls
Easter is a season and not merely a one-day celebration. In the Catholic Church, we observe this season from Easter Sunday until Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and the...
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Dear Father | Easter is more than one day of celebration of the Risen Christ
By Msgr. Matthew Mitas Q: What do we mean when we say Easter is a season? When I was growing up in the 1960s, I loved to watch the movies that were set in biblical times, but I found myself wistfully...
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Pilgrimage through Holy Week
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Pope Francis says Holy Week"is not primarily about pain and death, but about love and the gift of self that gives life."Holy Week is...
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Holy Week: Prayer, reflection, traditions mark the pinnacle of the Church
By Jennifer Brinker, Joseph Kenny and Dave Luecking In Holy Week, we honor the pinnacle of the Catholic faith, when Jesus rose from the dead as part of God's salvific plan for humanity. This is bigger...
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