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Glenmary Home Missioners
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ. The missionary field does not always lie across an ocean. Sometimes it begins beyond the last suburban parish, along a mountain road, or in a county where a Catholic family must travel a considerable distance to attend Mass. Glenmary Home Missioners arose from the conviction that these places belong within […]
Truth and Charity on the Vincentian Bookshelf
A Catholic Policy for Donated Books, Religious Materials, and Bible Editions ©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is not merely a charitable corporation that happens to bear a saint’s name. It is a Catholic lay association in which members seek holiness by encountering and serving Christ in people who […]
BABE RUTH AND THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
On August 16, 1948, the magazine Guideposts, a non-denominational inspirational magazine, received an autobiographical article written and submitted by Major League Baseball icon and American legend George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr. In a twist of tragic irony, the same day Guideposts received the article at their office, Ruth died of cancer. The Babe— as he […]
Explaining Your Faith
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Answering questions about your religion is an excellent method of deepening the interest of inquirers and thus of encouraging them to enter an OCIA program. So too is the technique of explaining the teachings of Catholicism whenever the opportunity presents itself. Even though no question is explicitly asked, you can at […]
Being a Disciple of Christ
Gone are the days when priests and nuns were the only ones expected to be working for God. Jesus’ last words to us in the Gospel of Matthew are Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and […]
Explaining Your Faith
Answering questions about your religion is an excellent method of deepening the interest of inquirers and thus of encouraging them to enter an OCIA program. So too is the technique of explaining the teachings of Catholicism whenever the opportunity presents itself. Even though no question is specifically asked, you can at times sense a person’s […]
The “New” Evangelization, Catholic Moral Life in Light of Veritatis Splendor, and the Family.
William E. MayMichael J. McGivney Professor of Moral TheologyJohn Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family atThe Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. I will begin by showing why a new evangelization is needed and summarizing what it means, and then focus on the intimate link between it and Catholic moral life. Since […]
Explaining Your Faith
©2020 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Answering questions about your religion is an excellent method of deepening the interest of inquirers and thus of encouraging them to enter an RCIA program. So too is the technique of explaining the teachings of Catholicism whenever the opportunity presents itself. Even though no question is explicitly asked, you can […]
Catholic Church Defends the Right to Evangelize
Vatican City — Responding to allegations, particularly from Russian Orthodox and Anglican leaders, that the Catholic Church was “poaching for souls,” the Holy See’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) released a statement affirming its “right and duty” to evangelize among nonbelievers and welcome converts into the Church. The 19-page “Note on Some […]