When I first became Catholic, I had a lot of issues with Mary. How could she hear and answer our prayers? How could the Church
Catholic Talent Project Recruits Faithful, Young Catholics as Catalysts for the Renewal of Catholic Education Boston Catholic Schools’ initiative becomes a national model for forming
Once upon a time, there was a man who was thrown into prison for publishing a comment about a bad government. His name was Maximilian
Here’s a secret: I’m a bad person. On June 5th I found out my friend Kacie died of a heroin overdose. She was 23 years
The human person knows by nature that there is a certain code by which he must live. Man also knows beyond a shadow of a doubt
Guest post by Br. Gregory Liu, OP. Just a few days ago, I heard about the death of a brother, a Dominican priest, Fr. Joachim
In my last article, I looked to the rosary as the Marian devotion par excellence. Some people may find the rosary difficult to pray, or they
Deuteronomy 7:9-14, Psalm 97, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Mark 9:2-10 The word “transfiguration” comes from Latin roots: trans– (“across”) and figura (“form, shape”). It thus signifies
My husband and I know a wonderful priest, who we are blessed enough to call our spiritual director/confessor, who has really shown us God’s unconditional
In the readings for August 5, we saw two different stories of God providing for His people. In the book of Numbers, the Israelites are
The summer of 2008 was a summer of opportunity for me. I was able to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City, Canada with
Those of you who are parents know the great disaster you must endure when your children are three or four years old…and they try to
Today on July 22nd the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene has been one of the most misunderstood and closely scrutinized
Believe it or not, the Catholic Church and her faithful are devoted to Jesus Christ. With all our hyperdulia and dulia (devotion to the Blessed
I used to be (and unfortunately, still am at times) a rather obnoxious Catholic. Fueled by my enthusiasm for Truth — and wanting affirmation of
Growing up, my life revolved around baseball – I played it in high school and college, and passionately followed the sport. In contrast, my dad’s
When someone donates blood to the Red Cross, they can save up to three lives. But I know someone whose Blood saved a hundred billion
I’m going to let you in on a secret. When you type words into a search engine and then click on a link, the owner of
Recently, I went to a Sunday night baseball game to cheer on my beloved Washington Nationals. When the Nats play on Sundays, the local parish
Mark 10:17-27 The Gospel on the rich young man is rich with meaning. It is noteworthy to point out that Jesus still loved the youth
“Hail! Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of blood-red roses,
