It’s always good to define our terms. In his Modern Catholic Dictionary, Servant of God John Hardon provided a good definition of “Examination of Conscience”: Reflection in God’s presence on one’s ...

Fall is a time when many parishes have First Reconciliation. Here are some ways to try and help get your child ready for this great sacrament. Do you remember the first time you went to confession? I ...

Pope Francis meets a group of five Kenyan acrobats after their performance as the Black Blues Brothers during the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 30, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul ...

There is an old saying among priests—or a saying among old priests, I cannot remember which—that hearing a grandmother’s confession means listening to what everyone else has done wrong, how they have ...

Revelation and Church teaching clarify God’s Commandments, which written on every heart (cf. Rom. 2:14-15). Our greatest life challenge is to recognize God’s supremacy as known through the Creed, Ten ...

Pope Francis greets cooks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 30, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, ...

CWN Editor's Note: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published “Examination of Conscience: Loving Our Neighbors in the Public Square.” The two-page document, posted on the USCCB ...

On Friday, March 13, Pope Leo XIV issued a direct appeal to Christians who bear responsibility in armed conflicts, urging them to undertake a serious examination of conscience. “Do those Christians ...