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The Power of Committed Discipleship

The Power of Committed Discipleship

When the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph brought the child Jesus to the temple for...

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Spiritual Warfare: The Masculine Biblical Theology of Prayer

Spiritual Warfare: The Masculine Biblical Theology of Prayer

The Church is suffering from a lack of male participation, while Islam has an abundance...

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The Catholic Perspective on Wealth: A Call to Stewardship

The Catholic Perspective on Wealth: A Call to Stewardship

In a world where success is often equated with financial abundance, the Catholic...

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Blessed Are You When People Hate You…

Blessed Are You When People Hate You…

About three years ago, a Catholic high school in San Francisco invited a former...

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Marriage Inspiration from Hell-and-Back Stories

Marriage Inspiration from Hell-and-Back Stories

When a marriage is in shambles, hearing about couples who have been to hell and...

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Acts of Kindness Can Save Our Souls

Acts of Kindness Can Save Our Souls

Tina Sinatra recounts a wonderful episode in the life of her illustrious father,...

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Who & What Do Catholics Celebrate on February 14?

Who & What Do Catholics Celebrate on February 14?

February 14th is an interesting day for Catholic Christians. We live in the midst...

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St. Onesimus

St. Onesimus

St. Onesimus was a runaway slave in the first century who became a Christian and...

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Garments of Meaning: The Cappa Magna

Garments of Meaning: The Cappa Magna

In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,...

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Is Job Truly the Oldest Book in the Bible?

Is Job Truly the Oldest Book in the Bible?

Among the many books of the Bible, few are as enigmatic and thought-provoking as...

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Fanny Allen: From Vermont to the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph

Fanny Allen: From Vermont to the Religious Hospitallers...

Fanny Allen’s commitment to the Great Commission was not flashy, the stuff of grand...

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The Gift of a Good Teacher

The Gift of a Good Teacher

When I was in sixth grade, my parents told me that I would be switching from Catholic...

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St. Caedmon

St. Caedmon

St. Caedmon was an illiterate cowherd living in 7th-century England at the monastery...

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Saint Scholastica

Saint Scholastica

St. Scholastica was born in the late 5th century in Italy, the twin sister of St....

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How to Love Your Duties: Add a Pinch of Salt

How to Love Your Duties: Add a Pinch of Salt

But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? (Mt. 5:13) If I could...

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Mexico’s Child Martyr Inspires Bravery and Faith

Mexico’s Child Martyr Inspires Bravery and Faith

The little church is tucked away in the back streets of a Mexican resort town. Its...

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The Mass: A Sinner’s Prayer & An Altar Call

The Mass: A Sinner’s Prayer & An Altar Call

Several times in recent months, I have found myself in Protestant churches where...

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Defeating Modernism

Defeating Modernism

The Ancient Serpent had oft-times crawled into the sacred precincts of Holy Church...

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St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary)

St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary)

St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary) was born Francesco Pontillo in 1729 in Taranto,...

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We the Unworthy: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We the Unworthy: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our readings make us wonder:  Why does God pick the unworthy to do His work in the...