Augustine Institute Pilots “Teachers for Christ” Program

Last updated on: June 11, 2025 at 10:50 am By William Hemsworth

Florissant, MO, June 11, 2025 – Recent college graduates interested in pursuing a career in Catholic education now have a tremendous opportunity to advance their degrees debt free and receive unprecedented Catholic formation thanks to the new in-residence Teachers for Christ program developed by the Augustine Institute in partnership with the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE). Designed to blend a firm grounding in philosophical and theological principles, including a special emphasis on Christian anthropology and the liberal arts, with the down-to-earth concrete... Read more

U.S. Army Musician Trades Clarinet for Roman Collar

Last updated on: June 10, 2025 at 7:41 pm By William Hemsworth

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KNOXVILLE, TN — Father Alexander “A.J.” Houston, (1LT) USAR, a former active-duty soldier and military musician who is now on track to become a U.S. Army chaplain, was ordained a Catholic priest on Saturday, June 7, in his home Diocese of Knoxville, TN. The new priest plans to go back on active duty providing pastoral care to Catholic soldiers and their families with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Father Houston received the sacrament of holy orders from Bishop Mark... Read more

Two Future Catholic U.S. Military Chaplains Ordained Priests

Last updated on: June 9, 2025 at 2:52 pm By William Hemsworth

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Arlington, VA — Fathers Raymond E. Goins (CPT), USA, and Michael C. Sampson LT, USN, were among 12 men ordained priests for the Diocese of Arlington on Saturday, June 7, before a standing-room-only congregation at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. Both are on track to become U.S. Military chaplains—Father Goins in the Army, Father Sampson in the Navy—with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The two chaplain hopefuls will each spend the next three years honing their pastoral skills in local parishes before acceding to active duty under... Read more

Book Review: The Complete Green Letters

Last updated on: June 8, 2025 at 5:05 pm By William Hemsworth

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Miles Stanford’s work, The Complete Green Letters, is a work that is actually a compilation of five smaller works. The Christian life is a heavy theme in the work and focuses on the believer’s position in Christ. The introduction states, “Stanford is convinced that the weakness experienced by the church today, whether individually or corporately, as well as throughout history, is primarily due to its ignorance of the truths pertaining to the deeper life.” This he describes in the light... Read more

Did St. John Write The Gospel of John?

Last updated on: June 7, 2025 at 2:40 pm By William Hemsworth

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The Gospel of John is a treasure to believers in the savior. Though it mentions events that occurred in the synoptics it does so in such a way that the author assumes knowledge of them. However, like the synoptics it was written anonymously[1]. The authorship of the Gospel was attested early in Church history by notable fathers such as Irenaeus[2]. However, with the rise of Liberal theology the authenticy of John the Apostle writing the Gospel has come under question.... Read more

Future U.S. Air Force Catholic Chaplain Ordained a Priest

Last updated on: June 5, 2025 at 2:41 pm By William Hemsworth

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OWENSBORO, KY – Father Conrad T. Jaconette, 2d Lt USAF, a prospective U.S. Air Force chaplain, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 31, in his home Diocese of Owensboro, KY. Father Jaconette plans to go on active duty in three years following a period of civilian ministry in local parishes under his co-sponsored seminarian agreement with the Owensboro Diocese and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). His first assignment will be at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Hopkinsville, where he will serve as parochial... Read more

New Priest Ordained in Los Angeles Seeks to be Navy Chaplain

Last updated on: June 4, 2025 at 6:54 pm By William Hemsworth

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Father Paul Collins, LT, USNR, a prospective Catholic U.S. Navy chaplain, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 31, in his home Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA. The new priest expects to go on active duty three years from now, providing pastoral care to Catholic sailors, Marines, Coast Guard members, and their families, with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). In a solemn Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Father Collins received the... Read more

Babylon’s Influence on the Old Testament

Last updated on: June 3, 2025 at 3:15 pm By William Hemsworth

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When the word Babylon is said in today’s culture there is one of two reactions. The first reaction is one of not caring because it does not immediately affect one’s life. When asking about Babylon over the past few weeks this has been the predominant answer. The second reaction given was to describe the events in the recent past that have shaped political, and in some cases economic, policy of not only the United States but the world. Many questions... Read more

New Priest Ordained Hopes to be U.S. Navy Chaplain

Last updated on: June 3, 2025 at 2:23 pm By William Hemsworth

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LEWISTON, ME — Father Erin M. Donlon, LT, USNR, a prospective future U.S. Navy chaplain, was ordained a priest on Saturday, May 31, in his home Diocese of Portland, ME. The new priest is on track to go on active duty in three years with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), giving pastoral care to Catholic Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their families. The new priest, 31, comes from a pedigree Navy family. “My dad and my grandfather were... Read more

Red Bird Ministries launches its newest initiative, Remember

Last updated on: June 2, 2025 at 8:37 am By William Hemsworth

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Breaux Bridge, Louisiana (June 1, 2025) – Red Bird Ministries, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families grieving the loss of a child, is launching our newest initiative, “Remember”. “Remember” is an authentically Catholic grief-support program tailored to comfort those facing the shock, devastation, and crushing burden of suicide. Remember covers a number of topics: general and suicide-specific grief, understanding the struggles of the loved one who has passed, applicable Church teachings, and Ignatian prayer exercises that are meant to assist participants... Read more