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He is often called the “people’s pope” and that couldn’t have been more evident than when Pope Francis arrived on CUA’s campus just before 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The crowd of 25,000 [...]

For a while now, we have been preparing ourselves for the momentous arrival of Pope Francis at The Catholic University of America. We have done service days for Pope Francis and Spanish Masses; [...]

I am always moved when I see so many of our young men and women at CUA demonstrate their desire to give back by volunteering. This past weekend, as the nation commemorated the sad events of 9/11, [...]

One of the sad things I saw when I lived in upstate New York was a diminishing number of people at Mass on Sundays. Just in the diocese of Albany, there were more than thirty churches that closed [...]

A new academic year begins with a sense of promise.  We make ambitious plans: to bring our GPA up or our mile time down.  To finish writing an article, or reading a book we agreed to review.  But [...]

One of the big events in Campus Ministry every year is the freshmen retreat. It is a great weekend to initiate the first timers to the Catholic culture, identity, and traditions at CUA. The [...]

It’s hard to believe that classes will begin this Monday at The Catholic University of America. Where did summer go? When I think of summer, I think of the beach, of catching plenty of sun and [...]

Pope Francis is famous for surprises. He makes surprise stops during his travels. He shows up at Mass unannounced. But perhaps the biggest surprise this year was his proclamation of an [...]

The district of Galilee in northern Palestine was one of the places I really enjoyed when I visited the Holy Land several years ago. It contrasted sharply with the dry and dusty region of the [...]

On September 23, thousands of people will gather on the lawn at The Catholic University of America when Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the stairs of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the [...]