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The Case for Reverence in an Age of Casualness

My father is a reverent man. Not in the incense-swinging, Latin-chanting, cassoc...

St. Francis Caracciolo

Saint Francis Caracciolo, born Ascanio Caracciolo in 1563 in the Kingdom of Napl...

The Pilgrimage to Christ’s Ascension in the Gospel and ...

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. To g...

Preaching to the Choir: The Necessity of Evangelization

What if salt is losing its flavor? What if Christianity is being reduced from a ...

St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in Domrémy, a small village in France. From a y...

The Story Isn’t Over: The Ascension of Our Lord

On Ascension Day, Jesus gives His apostles, a group of men singularly lacking in...

Renewal from the East: Interpreting Pope Leo’s Call to ...

I remember the first time I held one of Don Dolindo Ruotolo’s writings in my han...

In an Isolated and Over-Sexualized World, Agape Love an...

In February 2008, a Minnesota couple gained international recognition for their ...

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the journey Mary made to ...

Are Women at the Altar Helping or Hurting the Church?

Franciscan friars from Germany came to my hometown, Quincy, IL, in 1858 and star...

St. Maximinus of Trier

St. Maximinus of Trier was born in the late 3rd century and became Bishop of Tri...

Honoring the Only Approved Marian Apparition in the U.S.

“I don’t understand. Why I am I the only one who can see her?” asked Adele Brise...

Why is the Church Experiencing a Vocations Crisis?

The Church is suffering from a commitment problem. Vocations to the priesthood, ...

Leo the Great: Pope of the Ascension

By choosing the name Leo, our new pope has placed himself in line with one of th...

St. Philip Neri

St. Philip Neri was born in 1515 in Florence, Italy. As a young man, he was know...

Habemus Papam 3 Weeks Out: Happy to be Catholic

When I dropped off my high schooler at St. Augustine Academy each morning last w...

A Wartime Encounter with Padre Pio

I was sitting on the carpet, thankful that it was padded, with my back against t...

What It Means to Receive the Living Word

In January of 2020, I, along with two other women, was asked to present a talk f...

Confronting Death with Hope Nourished by Prayer

It will take me quite a while to unpack everything from my dad’s recent and sudd...

St. John Baptist Rossi

St. John Baptist Rossi was born in 1698 in the village of Voltaggio, Italy. From...