According to St. Thomas Aquinas, natural virtue (justice, prudence, temperance and courage, and all the subset virtues) are acquired virtues. Acquired virtues are those good-habits
The lady on the bus Since watching Touch, my boyfriend has had a habit of reading number plates and, now that he’s Catholic, relating them
Grammy-Nominated Musician Gears Up to Release New Album in Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Sing the Rosary from Laura Huval
Do you know how the devil became the devil? God did not create him evil. Rather, according to Scripture, the devil was created as one of
Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo. Meditations on the Holy Rosary. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $17.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. When Our Lady
This past summer I was working as a hospital chaplain. As part of this group, my three other peers along with a supervisor would meet
“Mission-Ready Friendship” Offers A Simple And Practical Blueprint for Deeper Relationships and Life-Changing Faith Whether or not we know it, we all have family
During my days as a Southern Baptist, my opinion of Mary, the Blessed Virgin, was the same as every other Protestant. I saw her as
The beauty and complexity of the world is meant to continuously point humanity to our Creator. We are surrounded by trees, mountains, oceans, rivers, lakes,
In the late 1970s, a journalist named Lee Strobel was at a crossroads. He was born and raised an atheist, and his wife was one
Aristotle teaches that “definition” is the first act of the intellect when constructing arguments or seeking to even understand. Now to The Philosopher, definition was
We Catholics love our sacramentals. They are physical reminders of God’s presence and love for us, in His Word, His saints, and His Church. Sometimes,
As it turns out, Mary is one of my favorite writing topics. I have always been fascinated by her, for obvious reasons. Suspend reality for
Here are four statistics to boggle your mind: – The average teenage girl sends and receives an average of 4,000 texts
I have been actively trying to pray more during my breaks at work. The break room is in the basement where no WIFI service can
Each year with the dawn of warm weather, Catholic media is suddenly buzzing with a myriad of posts and articles addressing the virtue of modesty.
I am a recovering control freak. For much of my life, I would be anxious about the future. I would succumb to stress or overthink
“Heaven is fixing our gaze upon Christ; hell is simply choosing to look the other way.” Let us fix our gaze on Jesus. Look to
Recently Reader’s Digest ran a story about an American who traveled to Taiwan for work. On the way to his hotel from the airport, he had to
We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They
“There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.” (St. John Vianney) Recently,
