Here are 8 great Christian songs. (The links lead to the corresponding audio via YouTube.) 1. Hail, Holy Queen. This is, by far, my favorite
In the Year of Faith I was asked by my local Catholic newspaper to write about what faith means to me. Here’s my thoughts: Faith
This past week my husband and I packed our five young children into a conversion van and drove about 1400 miles round-trip to visit the
My five week old is taking his first nap of the day. My four other kids are finishing up breakfast. My husband is at work
Lorenzo, a contemporary opera about the life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, oozes with all the human drama that can be extracted from the life of
The Feast of the Assumption is tomorrow; and some of us might be wondering: “What is the importance of this feast? Is it still relevant
Join a live discussion tonight, August 13, 2013 at 8pm on the topic: “A Practical Discussion about Leaving the Convent.” The panel is a diverse
I have worked and volunteered for the church for over 20 years now, helping to teach my first Religious Education class when I was a
Maybe I’ve spent too much time listening to World Youth Day coverage and reading articles like this one written by a friend of mine who
Peter Maurin believed in teaching ancient principles to the man on the street in the language of the man on the street. Peter Maurin believed
(follow-up to the brilliant piece by J.Q. Tomanek) 1. Help him get to Heaven. This is the most important job for every Catholic woman.
“I’m never going to be one of those people that baptizes my babies! Or believes that weird stuff about sacraments and communion!” Yes, I really
“Live as though dying daily.” -St. Antony of Egypt, as recorded by St. Athanasius We have almost no viable perspective from which to evaluate our
Embark, once again, we do on this worthy yet controversial quest to present some basic principles on how psychology, properly understood and aided by Christian
[Author’s note: This is a post made originally on my blog that a number of people found useful. I’m still reading and studying for my
Great healing and consolation can come from doing small acts of love. Father’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the wonderful father figures
In today’s ideologically polarized society, the term “extremist” is bandied about with increasing frequency by pundits, politicians from both sides of the aisle, and bureaucrats
I blame the pig roast. When I was 19, a friend invited me to his family’s annual Labor Day Party. I came with two friends
When I tell people that I’m currently an intern at Feminists for Life, they usually look at me like I have a second head. Pro-life
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
According to a column last month on CNN.com, to honor each other as man and wife for the rest of our lives is probably impossible.
