The word “evangelical” is familiar to most Protestants, but it is an idea that more Catholics ought to be acquainted with as well. The title
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
What is holding you back? It could be something great or small, but we all face hurdles and roadblocks on our journey toward the Lord.
I got a neat book for Christmas called Treason, published by Sophia Institute Press and written by Dena Hunt. I was doubly interested in this book:
My dad was an evangelical pastor for most of my childhood. Watching him lead a church made me acutely aware of the ways church members
God bless the effort of the New Evangelization. It encapsulates, I think, what many of us faithful Catholics have desired to see (more) publicly for
4 July 2005, what a patriotic day to be shipped off to basic training! Jeans, a t-shirt, and a backpack with just about every essential I
Children have minds of their own. They do their own thing and love to find ways to become their own person. This makes it difficult
When my fiancé and I were still just dating, we approached our priest and spiritual director and asked him how we might discern if we
By James Franke I’ve heard the argument a hundred times, phrased a hundred different ways. It all boils down to the same basic mentality: short
Wait…you want me to be involved? This week was our parish’s Ministry Fair. They have been publicizing this fair for weeks. When we headed over
Planning a wedding is a lot of pressure. Everyone you know is invited, it’s (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s the most formal occasion of
Join a live discussion tonight, August 13, 2013 at 8pm on the topic: “A Practical Discussion about Leaving the Convent.” The panel is a diverse
Great healing and consolation can come from doing small acts of love. Father’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the wonderful father figures
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
As the summer starts to wind down, I have begun to notice that there are a lot of goodbye parties on my calendar. One is
“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from
Let’s get two things out there: I am a terrible lover, and I’m not known for being an extraordinarily loving either. A terrible lover –
One of the fruits of the Council and the New Evangelization as a whole is the lay apostolate: lay men and women discerning and identifying
Dear Discerning Young Catholic, Underachieving in the realm of morality has become so commonplace in our world that we have begun to pretend that sin
Guest post by Lynn Hale. Single men and women who living out faithful lives in the Church are often met with tension with regards to
