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The Gift of Second Chances

The Gift of Second Chances

Author’s Note: This article uses creative writing to illustrate the dangers the...

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Eucharistic Revival: The Impact of a Priest’s Love of Jesus’ Real Presence

Eucharistic Revival: The Impact of a Priest’s Love of Jesus’...

The National Eucharistic Congress showed the world what it looks like to see thousands...

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Queenship Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Queenship Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

The Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on August 22,...

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The Transformative Power of Grace: A Response to Elon Musk’s “Cultural Christianity”

The Transformative Power of Grace: A Response to Elon Musk’s...

In a recent interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk describes himself as a...

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To Whom Shall We Go? Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

To Whom Shall We Go? Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today, after repeatedly insisting that His disciples must eat His flesh and drink...

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St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima, born Isabel Flores de Oliva on April 20, 1586, in Lima, Peru,...

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The Crowns of Our Mother Mary

The Crowns of Our Mother Mary

In 1422, a young Franciscan novice was distraught to realize that as a Franciscan,...

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Seeing Angels: Reflection for the Feast of Saint Bartholomew

Seeing Angels: Reflection for the Feast of Saint Bartholomew

And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the...

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Stories and Saviors in “Once Upon a Time”

Stories and Saviors in “Once Upon a Time”

Last year, I rewatched the ABC drama Once Upon a Time, which first aired from 2011...

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St. Jane Frances de Chantal

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born on January 28, 1572, in Dijon, France, into...

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St. Clare of Assisi

St. Clare of Assisi

St. Clare of Assisi, born in 1194 in Assisi, Italy, was a woman of noble birth who...

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St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence, one of the most revered martyrs of the early Church, was born in the...

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Heading to College: Remember the Catholic Origin of Universities

Heading to College: Remember the Catholic Origin of Universities

As summer nears its end, many households enter the back-to-school season. Perhaps...

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What Enhances Our Freedom: A Lesson with Fulton Sheen

What Enhances Our Freedom: A Lesson with Fulton Sheen

Editor’s Note: This article is part two of a two-part series on Fulton Sheen’s reflections...

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Garments as a Symbol of Unity

Garments as a Symbol of Unity

One of the most powerful historical symbols of the unity of the Catholic Church...

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Saints Pontian and Hippolytus

Saints Pontian and Hippolytus

Saint Pontian, who became pope in 230 AD, and Saint Hippolytus, a prominent theologian...

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Fr. Al’s Lone Helper and the Endless Line of the Sisters of Mary

Fr. Al’s Lone Helper and the Endless Line of the Sisters...

When Venerable Aloysius Schwartz sent out an S.O.S. for American clergy in post-war...

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Why (Still) Believe? Faith and the Cradle Catholic

Why (Still) Believe? Faith and the Cradle Catholic

It is difficult to name the reason I first began to believe in Jesus because I can’t...

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Imitation in the Moral Life

Imitation in the Moral Life

Men are creatures not only of habit but also of imitation. The universal appeal...

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The Great Inversion of Our Age

The Great Inversion of Our Age

A couple Saturdays ago, I sat in a movie theater with a friend, her children, and...