Catholicism is the only religion that has a pope. Since the papacy is the subject of this web site, understanding why we have a pope is a great question. First,... read more →
November 23rd is the feast day of the fourth pope, Clement I who is said to have reigned c. 91 - c. 101. Tradition holds that the earliest church in... read more →
There is nothing official about it but you could very well call August the Holocaust Memorial Month for Catholics. Within just a few... read more →
One of the traditional attacks on the Catholic Church and its teaching authority is the historical fact that for a period of time... read more →
The following information is taken from Father Richard Kunst's Apologetics column in The Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota in January, 2006. Bad leadership often destroys the organization... read more →
Rituals and Traditions Surrounding a Pope’s Death: August is a hot month, even in the north country. But because we live in the 21st century, with the technology for air... read more →
This commentary first appeared in the February 2007 issue of The Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota. Father Richard Kunst: On February 22, the church celebrates the feast... read more →
This commentary first appeared in June 2008 in The Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota. Father Richard Kunst: One of my favorite things in the world to do... read more →
This commentary first appeared in The Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota in February 2010. Father Richard Kunst: February 22 in a liturgical feast day that I am... read more →
This commentary first appeared in the September 2011 issue of The Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota. Father Richard Kunst: If you have ever had the opportunity to... read more →
The following information is from Father Richard Kunst's Apologetics column of the Northern Cross, the diocesan newspaper of Duluth, Minnesota. It appeared in the July 2011 issue. Was There a... read more →
The following commentary first appeared in Father Kunst's Apologetics column of the Duluth Diocesan newspaper, The Northern Cross in September 2010: We Catholics are the only ones who have a... read more →
The following commentary was published in the Duluth, Minnesota diocesan newspaper, Northern Cross, in September 2008. Father Kunst has written an Apologetics column for this paper since its inception in... read more →
On Sept. 17, the Catholic Church honors the memory of one of its intellectual giants, who also happens to be a saint. St. Robert Bellarmine, who died in 1621, was... read more →