Why is the Color Green Used for Ordinary Time, the Beauty of Authority, and More!

The Best in Catholic Blogging

George Gower, “Portrait of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel,” ca. 1575
George Gower, “Portrait of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel,” ca. 1575 (photo: Public Domain)

He Embraced the Church after Hearing a Saint Debate and It Cost Him His Life – Larry Peterson at Aleteia +1

Beautiful Ways I Learned How to Live Jesus After Visiting an Alabama Monastery – ChurchPOP +1

Why is the Color Green Used for Ordinary Time? – Msgr. Bill King at Simply Catholic

The Beauty of Authority – Daniel Mark at Catholic Stand

The Charge that Catholics Practice Cannibalism Doesn’t Hold Water – Tim Staples at Catholic Answers Magazine

Psalms in the Byzantine Lenten Office - Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

The Life, Faith, and Struggle of Joseph Ratzinger: Peter Seewald Interview – Carl E. Olson at The Catholic World Report

The Church Wields the Ultimate Force of Truth – Paul A. Escott at Catholic Stand

Get with It, My Fellow Catholics - Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

A Prayer Before Connecting to the Internet – Fr. Z’s Blog

Will Catholics Ever Return to Mass? – Eric Sammons at Crisis Magazine

Who is Opposing Pope Francis’ Financial Investigation? – Ed Condon at The Pillar

Dominican Father Brian Thomas Becket Mullady speaks to Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa on ‘EWTN Live,’ on July 31, 2019.

Longtime EWTN Host Father Brian Mullady Dies at 78

Father Mullady, a Register contributor, will be remembered for his strong media presence teaching the Catholic faith in an understandable and relatable manner. Throughout his career, he hosted seven television series on EWTN and published seven books with EWTN Publishing.

Soon-to-saint Carlo Acutis' body in Assisi.

The First Millennial Saint

We are now only days away from the highly anticipated canonization of the first Millennial saint, Blessed Carlo Acutis, on April 27. Courtney Mares, Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency, joins us from the Eternal City. And then, across the US and even in secularizing Western Europe, this Let had witnessed increases in conversions. We talk to Register correspondent Matt McDonald and Jane Tomaszewski, one of the newest members entering the Church.