Louie Verrecchio column

Author and speaker Louie Verrecchio has been a columnist for Catholic News Agency since April 2009. He recently launched "Preparing the Way for the Roman Missal — Where the New Translation meets the New EvangelizationTM" available at www.MissalPrep.com

Mr. Verrecchio's work, which includes the internationally acclaimed Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican II Faith Formation Series, has been endorsed by Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia; Bishop Emeritus Patrick O'Donoghue of Lancaster, England, Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City, IA, USA and others. For more information please visit: www.harvestingthefruit.com

Louie Verrecchio

May 16, 2012

According to the late "humanist" sex-educator, Dr. Sol Gordon, "The traditional family, with all its supposed attributes, enslaved woman; it reduced her to a . . .

Louie Verrecchio

April 22, 2012

In an effort to dispel some of the misinformation surrounding the negotiations between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X, it is with pleasure that I . . .

Louie Verrecchio

April 11, 2012

The doctrinal discussions between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See — which commenced in 2009 to study such matters as the concept of . . .

Louie Verrecchio

April 3, 2012

Holy Week is upon us. Our Lenten journey through the desert of earthly detachment and repentance is not as yet complete, but we have arrived at a moment in time . . .

Louie Verrecchio

March 15, 2012

In a recent column at CatholicCulture.org, Phil Lawler criticized the bishops of the United States for issuing statements on "too many debatable political . . .

Louie Verrecchio

March 8, 2012

Even if you don't agree with him, you have to admire George Weigel's moxie. It can't be easy serving as the spokesperson for a "conservative" Catholic . . .

Louie Verrecchio

February 28, 2012

In the Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Lent in the Ordinary Form of Holy Mass, Jesus proclaims, "The Kingdom of God is at hand," but what does that mean? . . .

Louie Verrecchio

February 16, 2012

When asked to comment on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' rejection of the so-called HHS "accommodation," White House Press Secretary, Jay . . .

Louie Verrecchio

February 11, 2012

With so many items of Catholic interest in the news these days, why focus on just one? Here are three that caught my eye. Hope and Changing Scripture When . . .

Louie Verrecchio

February 3, 2012

Humor me for a moment and just imagine if the following purely fictional (at least as of this writing) HHS press release was issued: Affordable Care Act . . .

Louie Verrecchio

February 2, 2012

The big Catholic news item in the United States these days centers around the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring nearly all . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 25, 2012

After initially intending to complete this series in three parts, it appears that it may be useful totie up any remaining loose ends with an overview of the . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 13, 2012

As reported by ABC News, while fielding questions at a campaign event in Windham, NH on January 5th, Rick Santorum was challenged to defend his faith by a voter . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 11, 2012

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest diocese in the United States, rang in the New Year with some disturbing news: Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala had . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 10, 2012

At the conclusion to Part 2, we weighed certain of Murray's arguments in favor of an historically nuanced understanding of the traditional teaching on religious . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 8, 2012

Having presented an overview of traditional Church teaching in Part 1, we resume our examination of religious liberty in Part 2 with a look at the John Courtney . . .

Louie Verrecchio

January 7, 2012

In this 3 part series of articles, we will examine what many Catholics and non-Catholics alike recognize as one of the most profoundly important issues of our . . .

Louie Verrecchio

December 15, 2011

After years of discussion, preparation and anticipation, the new English translation of the Roman Missal — Third Edition was officially implemented in the . . .

Louie Verrecchio

December 8, 2011

We conclude our reflection on the mysteries of the rosary with an examination of The Luminous Mysteries 1. The Baptism of the Lord Then Jesus came from . . .

Louie Verrecchio

November 4, 2011

We continue our reflection on the mysteries of the rosary as a means of entering more deeply into the sacred mysteries made present in Holy Mass with an . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 25, 2011

Anti-Semitism must be exposed by the light of truth so it can be soundly defeated — the operative phrase here being the light of truth, and by this I mean . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 22, 2011

I recently came across a perennially timely quote by William Penn — the colonial American proponent of democracy and religious freedom who founded . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 21, 2011

The Joyful Mysteries continued... 3. The Nativity of the Lord And it came to pass that when they were there, Mary's days were accomplished that she should . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 20, 2011

We continue our reflection on the mysteries of the rosary as a means of entering more deeply into sacred mysteries made present in Holy Mass with an examination . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 13, 2011

Catholic News Service recently published a story under the rather dogmatic sounding title, "Dead wrong: Catholics must no longer support capital punishment."  . . .

Louie Verrecchio

October 7, 2011

A number of saints have described the rosary as an effective weapon for helping Christians prevail in the spiritual battle that ever rages in our midst. In fact . . .

Louie Verrecchio

September 23, 2011

Shortly after the first of many meetings between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in October of 2009, I . . .

Louie Verrecchio

August 22, 2011

As debate surrounding the recently published John Jay Report (Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010) . . .

Louie Verrecchio

August 19, 2011

Most reasonable people would agree that tossing a set of car keys to a drunkard is irresponsible even if the inebriated party manages to slur out a solemn . . .