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The Lesson of Parental Parting

God’s love and longing for us are written in the sadness we feel at parting. I l...

Wisdom from the Saints on Holistic Living

We live in an increasingly noisy world, and many find that is particularly so in...

The Communion Line Isn’t the Place for Blessings

What is the loneliest place in the world?  Back in the 4th grade in the mid-1970...

Discipleship Cannot Be Half-Hearted: Twenty-Third Sunda...

In today’s Gospel, “great crowds were traveling with Jesus.”  He turns to the cr...

Divine Intersection: The Eucharistic Path of Don Dolind...

The history of the Church is filled with figures who, through their lives and wo...

The Hidden Truth about Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pier Giorgio Frassati smiled and laughed so freely that he was called “an explos...

Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues, O.P.

Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues was born in the late 12th century in Garrigues, Fr...

Blessed Thomas Tsugi, martyr

Blessed Thomas Tsugi was born in Japan in 1571 during a time of intense Christia...

Triumph of the Heart: Not Just a Movie, But a Mission

When I boarded the plane to Poland, I thought I was simply heading to a few worl...

St. Marinus

St. Marinus, a 4th-century stonecutter from the island of Rab (modern-day Croati...

The Danger of Self-Absorption in Suffering

This year has been one of profound but brutal healing. The death of my father op...

More Than Conquerors: Healing the Body of Christ After ...

In his hatred and pride, the devil stomped on the fire that was the Annunciation...

What Biblical Giants Can Teach Us about the Transhumani...

Transhumanism did not originate with the invention of CRISPR, IVF, or NeuraLink....

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, born around 590 AD in Ireland, was a monk and missiona...

St. Giles

St. Giles, also known as St. Egidius, is a revered figure in Christian history, ...

Why Does the Church Have So Many Teachings? Can They Ch...

It’s a familiar refrain from marginal and non-Catholics: “The Catholic Church ha...

From Kitchen to Crown: A Servant’s Journey to the Feast

“Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I w...

Seek Out a “Thin Place” and Turn Your Home into One

In the Book of Exodus, we hear that every time Moses speaks with God his face be...

“Be Who You Needed When You Were Young”

I often listen to talks by Monsignor James Shea. He has his finger on the pulse ...

Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist, a pivotal figure in the New Testament, is renowned for his...