Archive - Catholic on the Edge

Catholics come to America

Note: The source of much of the information in the next posts comes from a book entitled “The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America,” by James M.

Jul 8 •

OK, I’ve had it! A Postscript.

You might have gotten the impression from my last post that I’m giving up on the US Catholic Church.

Jul 2 •

June 2025

May 2025

Catholic on the Edge - Happy Birthday!

May 27 •

Pope Leo XIV, Augustinian

What is the significance of the fact that the new pope is from a religious order, and specifically from the Augustinian Order?

May 20 •

Pope Leo XIV, may you be a blessing to the world

This post was written in two parts.

May 13 •

Position available: Pope and chief pastor of the Catholic Church

Wanted: a charismatic and capable leader for the Catholic Church, a religious organization responsible for the spiritual and temporal well-being of an…

May 6 •

April 2025

Pope Francis, pastor to the world

May your memory be a blessing to us.

Apr 29 •

The Fifteenth Station

Jesus is resurrected from the dead

Apr 25 •

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