Life
Julie Machado

St. John Vianney and the Necessary

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

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Religion
Rachana Chhin

She Has Loved Much

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

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Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, Heinrich Hofmann (1889)
Life
Noel Ethan Tan

Jesus and the Rich Youth

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

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Mary
Mary Proffit Kimmel

July, Month of the Sacred Blood

The heart of Jesus has made this adorable Blood circulate in His limbs; wherefore, as on the feast of the Sacred Heart, the Gospel presents

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Politics
Emma King

America: Individually Set Apart for Holiness

Rather than view the American emphasis on individuals as a prideful perspective that promotes hubris, I believe the American emphasis on the individual is not only compatible with our faith, but is incredibly Catholic….Why? Because, when we stop and look at it, we must agree that God is all about the individual.

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Scripture
Christina M. Sorrentino

Make People Feel Loved Today

“I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all

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Columnists
Emily C. Hurt

Only After Good Friday…

…do we celebrate Easter Sunday. This always has to come before, and is always followed by Have you ever stopped to consider the fact that

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Religion
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Witness to Christ

To be a witness of Christ is not merely to demonstrate moral integrity. Don’t get me wrong, that is a crucial component of being a

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Nobility of Sacrifice

Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

God Loves You So Much

The irony of love, people say, is that we ignore those who adore us and adore those who ignore us; we hurt those who love

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Joy Is Worth the Cost

Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has

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