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Bede the Venerable—All the ways of this world are as fi...

All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea. ...

When Someone You Love Stops Going to Church

by John J. Boucher At one time, my wife and I were contributing authors for a bo...

Thomas À Kempis—If you carry your cross joyfully, it wi...

If you carry your cross joyfully, it will carry you. — Thomas À Kempis

St. John of Capistrano—Those who are called to the tabl...

Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness that...

Three Lasting Lessons from Humanae Vitae

BY SR. BRITTANY HARRISON, FMA Although I doubt the papal encyclical about human ...

St. Anthony Mary Claret—She [St. Catherine of Siena] mo...

She [St. Catherine of Siena] moves and touches me so deeply that every time I re...

St. Ignatius of Antioch—No earthly pleasures, no kingdo...

No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I pre...

St. Luke (Luke1:1, 3-4)—Since many have undertaken to c...

Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been f...

Michelle Reitemeyer’s Pumpkin Spice Latte

2 heaping Tablespoons canned pumpkin 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanill...

What is the Purpose of Purgatory?

Dear Father, At my friend’s funeral, many people said we should rejoice because ...

St. Rose of Lima—Apart from the Cross there is no other...

Apart from the Cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. — S...

St. Teresa of Ávila—You ought to make every effort to f...

You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to d...

How to Raise Pro-Life Children

BY NANCY FLANDERS The No. 1 question Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for ...

St. John XXIII—And a devotion to the Eucharist that is ...

And a devotion to the Eucharist that is ardent, constant, and that carries over ...

St. Teresa of Calcutta—Kind words can be short and easy...

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. —...

Caring for Aging Parents

Q. My dad is in his late 80s and has been in steady decline since my mom passed ...

St. John Vianney—Sunday is the property of our good God...

Sunday is the property of our good God; it is his own day, the Lord’s day. He ma...

Pumpkin soup

Celebrate fall with steamy, delicious pumpkin soup. This recipe calls for canned...

Praying with our kids

From the Rosary to Advent blessings, three Catholic families tell what they've l...

What happened when I started praying the rosary daily

As an adult, the idea of praying the rosary every day seemed daunting. Forty-fiv...