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Thomas Merton—Ultimately, faith is the only key to the ...

Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. — Thomas Merton

Symbols of the Spirit

Part of the richness of our Catholic sacramental life is its tangibility — its a...

St. Vincent Ferrer—Whoever will proudly dispute and con...

Whoever will proudly dispute and contradict will always stand outside the door. ...

Honoring Our Bodies

The key to cultivating a positive body image is recognizing that the true source...

“Magnifica humanitas”: Pope Leo XIV Makes Major Appeal ...

By Mikael Corre, Permanent Special Correspondent in Rome,  La Croix Published Ma...

St. John Vianney—God does not require of us the martyrd...

God does not require of us the martyrdom of the body; he requires only the marty...

Servant of God Dorothy Day—No one has a right to sit do...

No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There’s too much work to do. —...

Father, Forgive Them

It is strange the way a cruel word can inflict a wound that won’t heal.   Behind...

Acts 2:17—“It will come to pass in the last days,” God ...

“It will come to pass in the last days,” God says, “that I will pour out a porti...

St. Bernardine of Siena—Jesus, name full of glory, grac...

Jesus, name full of glory, grace, love, and strength! You are the refuge of thos...

St. Joseph of Calasanz—All who undertake to teach must ...

All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love, the greatest patience...

Beloved Dog Teaches Lessons in Life & Death

Q. Our family dog, Rory, is nearly 15 years old. When we got him, our children w...

When It Feels Like Your Life is Out of Control

It can be an awful feeling — one that grabs you by the throat, whirls you around...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux—It seems to me that humility is ...

It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I ...

St. John Bosco—Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of G...

Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of God, will produce marvelous results. Yet,...

St. John Paul II—The message of Fatima is, in its basic...

The message of Fatima is, in its basic nucleus, a call to conversion and repenta...

St. Leo the Great—Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, ...

Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised … for to...

St. Isidore—Sacrifice is so called from being “made sac...

Sacrifice is so called from being “made sacred,” because by mystical prayer it i...

St. Jane Frances de Chantal—The great method of prayer ...

The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form i...

St. John Bosco—Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living...

Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward! — ...