With 2017 comes the 100th Anniversary of the Fatima event which is an extraordinary part in the Church’s rich history and so, as with most
Sacred Heart Mental Wellness Re-Launches “The Catholic Guide Through Anxiety” With New Edition and Workbook Updated edition supports Catholics in reframing anxiety during Mental Health
New Book Showcases Virtues of Saints Throughout the Centuries During Easter Season and Beyond “Against the Grain: Heroic Catholics Through the Centuries” aims to inspire
The resurrection of the dead is among the central tenets of Catholicism, and indeed of any branch of “mere” Christianity which could be called “orthodox”
At the start of Holy Week, the alarming news came from Singapore — my mother was suffering a stroke, after miraculously surviving a five-day brain
Augustine Institute’s “The Art of Living” Invites Viewers to Live the Resurrection Through the Cardinal Virtues New video series shows how virtue forms the freedom
Very often we assume that we understand the mystery of death and resurrection. Sometimes, children pose some basic questions to us about death and resurrection
Every Triduum, starting with Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday, I re-read T.S. Eliot’s “The Four Quartets”. It is four of his best poems, and for
A few years ago, when Fr. Jonathan Meyer, a National Preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, gave a talk at a men’s conference about the
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” ― Will Durant Thus Will Durant sums up Aristotle’s theory
During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
Lent is one of my favorite times of the Church year. There is a lot of richness in these forty days, and so much opportunity for
University of St. Thomas Awarded $1 Million NEH Grant to Strengthen Catholic Engagement in American Civic Life Grant comes as the nation approaches 250th anniversary
Lent causes suffering. The small (perhaps large to us) sacrifices that we make are meant to bring us closer to the cross. They are meant
Augustine Institute Launches “Welcome to Hope Springs,” a Screen-Free Audio Adventure for Families Multi-season audio drama invites kids into faith-filled stories of mystery and friendship
What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give
Spending 2.5 days in silence was certainly a new and enriching experience for me and my spiritual life. I wrote and read so much, it’s
“Remember the days past when, after you had been enlightened, you endured great contest of suffering… Therefore, do not throw away your confidence; it will
…the soul soaks the body like a strong savour, and does not merely inhabit it like a hat in a hat-box. —G. K. Chesterton, “The
Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, an occasion that has been marked since approximately the fourth century. While
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, many Catholic parents are choosing homeschooling as a means to weave their faith into the fabric of their children’s
