In the Heart of the Church

His Word is a lamp unto our feet




"That divine mission, entrusted by Christ to the apostles, will last until the end of the world, since the Gospel they are to teach is for all time the source of all life for the Church...Bishops by divine institution have succeeded to the place of the apostles...and he who hears them, hears Christ, and he who rejects them, rejects Christ...In the bishops, therefore...Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Supreme High Priest, is present in the midst of those who believe...He is not absent from the gathering of His high priests, but above all through their excellent service He is preaching the word of God to all nations, and constantly administering the sacraments of faith to those who believe...and finally by their wisdom and prudence He directs and guides the People of the New Testament in their pilgrimage toward eternal happiness. These pastors, chosen to shepherd the Lord's flock of the elect, are servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God."
(Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, LUMEN GENTIUM, 20-21)
 

Teachings of the Successors of the Apostles
Archbishop Angelo Amato
       - Dominus Iesus and the Other Religions
Bishop
Samuel J. Aquila
      - Letter to the President of Notre Dame

Card. Francis Arinze

      - The Eucharistic Mystery Calls for Our Response
      - Witnesses to the Eucharistic Christ: A Mystery to be Lived
      - Making Sunday Truly What It Is: the Lord's Day
Cardinal Bertone
      - Declaration On Human Rights: "Exalts the Liberty and
          Membership of the Human Family"

      - Love Your Children and Make Them Feel That They Are Loved
      - On Caritas in Veritate - "It Is Also Possible to Do Business by
          Pursuing Aims That Serve Society"

Archbishop Raymond Burke
      - Homilies

      - The Revelation of Divine Mercy
      -
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
      - Mary Immaculate, Our Lady of Guadalupe
      - Catholic Schools and Consecrated Life
Fr. Blaine Burkey, O.F.M.Cap.
      - John XXIII: Pope of St. Joseph
Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver
      - Homilies of Archbishop Charles Chaput
      - Seeing Clearly
      - Being a Christian Means Your Life Has a Mission
      - Called to Live in the Holy Spirit
      - The Holy Spirit, The Soul of the Church
      - The Holy Spirit, the Principal Agent of Mission
      - On the Separation of Church and State
      - The Priestly Vocation: Co-Authoring the Future with God
      - On Character and Circumstance 
      - The Task of Catholic Medical Professionals
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan
      - Foul Ball!

Cardinal Henri de Lubac, SJ
      -
Motherhood of the Entire Church
Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi
      - Public Reason and the Truth of Christianity in the
         
Teachings of Benedict XVI

Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes
      - Allow the Eucharist to Enter Life and Change It
      - The Heart of Social Doctrine Remains the Human Person
Bishop John M. D'Arcy
      - Norms for Tabernacle Placement

Ivan Cardinal Diaz
      - Eucharist Makes the 'Impossible' a Reality

Cardinal Edward Egan
      - They Are Human Beings With an Inalienable Right to Live
Archbishop John C. Favalora
      - You do Not Belong to the World.  I Have Chosen You
          Out of the World -
Homily for Priesthood Ordination

      - Pastoral Letter: The Rosary, A Prayer for the Family
      - Statement Regarding Fr. Alberto Cutié's Separation from
          the Roman Catholic Church

Bishop Anthony Fisher
      - Homily on Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Archbishop Agostino Gardin
      - Consecrated Life Going Strong
Francis Cardinal George, OMI
      - Letter of Congratulations to Barack Obama:
           "Defend the Weak; Heal Divisions"

      - Letter to President-elect Barack Obama: "We Will Consistently
            Defend the Fundamental Right to Life"

Claudio Cardinal Hummes
      - Eucharist and Priesthood, Faith and Life, Celebration
           and Mission, Worship and Love

    - Letter to the Priests For the Year of the Priesthood
     - "We Must Love the Poor In a Preferential Way" - to Permanent Deacons
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C.
    - Hail, Full of Grace

    - Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me: A Reflection on Vocations
Cardinal Alfonso López-Trujillo

      - The Defense of Life: The Great Cause of the Third Millennium
      - Marriage, Family, Eucharist, Life
Cardinal Renato Martino
      - On Migration and Ecumenism: "The Church Must Feel
        
Concerned Regarding Immigrants"

      - Receiving Eucharist, Becoming Eucharist
Archbishop Roland Minnerath
      - A Renewed Understanding of Confirmation
Archbishop John Joseph Myers
      - "And the Word Became Flesh" - A Theological Reflection
           on the Human Body

Archbishop Neinstedt
      - Advent Homily
Archbishop Niederauer
    - Free Will, Conscience, and Moral Choice: What Catholics Believe
Bishop R. Walker Nickless

      - Pastoral Letter Ecclesia Semper Reformanda

Archbishop Edwin O'Brien
      - Remarks at the Global Zero Summit: On the Elimination of
        Nuclear Weapons

Cardinal John O'Connor

      - Trust in God Fulfills the Promise of Happy Marriage
Bishop Thomas Olmsted
      - What Should Science Trump?
      - Year for Priests: St. John Vianney Part 1
Cardinal Justin Rigali    
      - Eucharist in the Midst of the Church Is Great Sign of Her Vitality

      - Statement for Respect Life Sunday: Respect for Human Life,
          Opposition to 'Freedom of Choice' Act

      - On the Year for Priests
Bishop Agustín Román
      - The Paternal Dimension of the Priesthood

Angelo Cardinal Schola
      - Renewal Depends on Faith and Eucharistic Worship
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
      - All Mothers are Alike - Save One
      - The Divine Romance: The Pulpit of the Cross
Bishop William Skylstad
      -
The Great Mobility of Peoples Is Interweaving Us
          in One Cloth of Faith

Bishop Louis Tagle
      - The Eucharist, the Life of Christ  in Our Lives: Spiritual
          Worship and Authentic Adoration

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
      - The Church and Interreligious Dialogue "It Is a Journey
          in Search of the Truth"

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi
      - Holy See on Racism: "Without a Change of Heart, Laws Are Not
         Effective"
Cardinal Josef Tomko     
      - The Gift of Eucharist Needs Celebration, Adoration

Cardinal Telesphore Toppo
      - The Eucharist and Mission
Cardinal John Wright

      - Priesthood and the Eucharist
Bishops of the Church in the Americas
      - Family, Become What You Are!
Teachings of the Popes
H.H. Benedict XVI
Servant of God John Paul II
Pope Paul VI
      - On the Priesthood
      - Reflections in Nazareth

      - Homily of the Beatification of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Pope Leo the Great

     
-
On the Transfiguration
Pope Pius the XII
     -
Pius XII Saw "Miracle of the Sun"
          Handwritten Note RevealsHis Experience
Antonio Gaspari
 
Ecclesial Documents
Cong. of the Doctrine of the Faith
      - Summary of Doctrinal Note on Evangelization
      -
Dominus Iesus: On the Unicity and Salvific Universality
         of Jesus Christ and the Church

    -
Dignitas Personae

Synod of Bishops
11th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
       -
Instrumentum Laboris - "The Eucharist: Source and Summit
         
 of the Life and Mission of the Church"

12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
       - Lineamenta - "The Word of God in the Life and Mission
          
of the Church"

       - Instrumentum Laboris
       - Documents of the Synod

Reflections on the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI:  
         Sacramentum Caritatis


Guidelines for Evaluating Reiki as an Alternative Therapy -
USCCB Committee on Doctrine


Africa and Condoms: A Case of Morality in Reality -
Episcopal Conference of Nigeria


"We Stand Unified in Our Strong Opposition"
Statement of New York Bishops on Same-Sex "Marriage"

Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus           
Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans Entering into Full
Communion with the Catholic Church

Vatican Proposals for Caring for Those on the Street

Other
All About the Year for Priests

Archdiocese of Miami: Meet the Newly Ordained Priests
USCCB Website for Catholic Teaching on Economic Life
Year for Priests - Official USCCB Website
Catholic Relief Services Call for Greater Commitment to Help Poor Around the World in Climate Change Legislation - USCCB

 

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