People do foolish things for love. Consider a wonderful Catholic girl I know who creeped away from her loving parents... The post St. Clare, Scandal, & Why Saints Are Often Foolish appeared first...
In this two part series we will explore 1) Icons and Statues in the Catholic Worldview and 2) Images and... The post What’s The Deal With Catholics Praying In Front Of Statues And Icons? appeared...
The Holy Rosary The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most popular devotions of the... The post This Is Why St. Dominic Is Given Credit for the Holy Rosary appeared first on...
Are you feeling low? Tired? Empty? Perhaps God is asking you to go on a silent retreat. Retreats, particularly those... The post 5 Things That Happen On A Silent Retreat appeared first on...
In the spiritual life, the term “mountaintop experience” refers to a glorious, monumental event in which one comes face to... The post Looking For A Mountaintop Spiritual Experience? Dive Into St...
The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on other, "more widespread social diseases," particularly attacks on the God-given human dignity of every person, Pope Francis said.
For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...
Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith; the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said.
By Fr. Dwight Longenecker | A few years ago Pope Francis dropped a striking term into a homily. He warned of “adolescent progressivism.” I hope this becomes his memorable slogan, rather than “who am...
By Angelo Stagnaro | Imagine what the crowd in Heaven –– the Church Triumphant –– looks like. By the numbers, there are 18,000 officially-recognized, canonized saints rubbing shoulders with 70...
By Sister Mary Madeline Todd | Sunday, Aug. 16, is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67: 2-3, 5-6, 8; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew...
By Lorraine Murray | Flannery O’Connor’s name will no longer grace a dormitory at Loyola University Maryland due to charges that the author from Georgia was a racist. The controversy was ignited...
By Catholic News Agency | LINCOLN, Ne. — The Nebraska legislature on Thursday passed a ban on dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions in the state, a move hailed by the Nebraska Catholic...