Every Christian knows the account of ‘Doubting Thomas’ in today’s Gospel. But do you really believe that it was by chance St. Thomas was absent,
By guest writer Catherine Sheehan. The image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most common images associated with Catholicism. Numerous Catholic
During Advent and Christmas, I often think of the Holy Family. I look at the poor and homeless in my community in relation to Mary
Larry Bird was perhaps the greatest basketball player in history, but it didn’t always come naturally. Every morning before school, he would go to the
Damascus Embarks on 25th Anniversary Season of Life-Changing Catholic Youth Summer Camps Ohio-based summer camp that became a missionary movement with national impact celebrates astounding growth and
Deuteronomy 4:32-40, Psalm 33, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20 CCC 234: “The Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is
I remember an impactful talk given by Dr. Scott Hahn in an Atlanta home a little less then a year ago. In it he compared
This article focuses on the vocation of motherhood and womanhood (looking also at fatherhood and manhood), in light of Mary’s role as Mother, Sister and
Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a
I heard that fans of Star Trek tried to translate the Bible into the fictional language of Klingon…but they couldn’t do it, because there was
Antonia Salzano and Andrea Acutis. God’s Influencer: Holy Advice from St. Carlo Acutis. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2025. Paperback $17.95. 160 pages. Available from
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
Answering the call of the Lord to give up everything and to follow Him is not an easy thing to do. The key is to
By Guest Writer Deacon Luke Iyengar In the Byzantine rite, we have a series of Sundays leading up to the official start of Lent. A
Scripture Reflection of Luke 2:22–40 (The Presentation of the Lord) Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God; and he said: ‘Now, Master,
St. Pope John Paul the Great once said, “Man can only find himself in a sincere gift of himself.” He is echoing Jesus’ connection between
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be
The Augustine Institute Partners with Sent Evangelization to Introduce Catholics to the Gift of Door-to-Door Evangelization Seven-part course designed to reach souls within parish neighborhoods now available
Many years ago, I was running a faith-formation program for a group of middle school kids. We were working on learning about the Sacrament of
Here are four statistics to boggle your mind: – The average teenage girl sends and receives an average of 4,000 texts
