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Using Our Time Well
There’s a short story—more of a modern-day parable—about a man who found a TV remote...
St. Leonard of Limoges
Unfortunately, there is little reliable information about St. Leonard. Some sources...
Letting Yourself Be Loved: Prayer and the Holy Trinity
Many years ago, Father George L. Thomas knocked on the door of a small rectory at...
Synod on Synodality: How Will it Affect the Church?
“…a new vision that overturns established practices.” – Synod on Synodality The...
In Gratitude for All the Saints
Since childhood, All Saints Day, celebrated November 1st, has been one of my favorite...
Getting to the Heart: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
In St. Mark’s Gospel, we are used to people asking questions of Jesus. Today’s...
Padre Pio, Purgatory, & Plenary Indulgences for the Holy...
Some friars who lived in San Giovanni Rotondo with Padre Pio once heard a mysterious...
Feast of All Souls
Since the eleventh century, the Feast of All Souls has been celebrated for deceased...
St. Martin de Porres
On May 16, 1962, Pope John XXIII, in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome,...
The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace
One of the unfortunate realities of “Catholic movies” crossing the Rubicon and making...
The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins...
When Halloween comes around each year, Catholics may have questions about its origins...
Which People Are First in Our Churches?
Years ago, I was struck by the powerful witness of a Redemptorist priest celebrating...
Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’...
As a high school theology teacher, every October brings a predictable but fascinating...
St. Frumentius
St. Frumentius, also known as Abbo, was born in the 4th century in Tyre, present-day...
St. Jude the Apostle
St. Jude, also known as Judas Thaddeus, is one of the twelve apostles chosen by...
Lost on the Highway of Life
Before the incredible, time-saving GPS, many of us in the U.S. relied heavily on...
The Silence of Saint Simon
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God....
The Ghost Story of Don Bosco
October is a time when we delight in telling spooky stories. As the days get shorter...
Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider: A Catholic Conscience...
Born in Kyrgyzstan under Soviet repression to intensely devout Catholic parents,...
