“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
We are pleased to share an excerpt from guest writer, Sara McLaughlin’s “Praying with St. Augustine” by Sophia Institute Press. [From pages 19-20] “St.
There are many different kinds of problem solvers in the world. I classify myself as a “fixer.” When someone comes to me, expressing a problem,
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
Dear Catholic Freshmen, Welcome to Behemoth State College (BS-C). I’m sure that orientation week has so far been a mixture of excitement, anxiety, awe, and
I visited my parents this weekend. This was the first time I saw their new house in their new city. To my surprise, I was
Three brothers, one a diocesan priest, one a Franciscan Friar TOR priest, and the other a married man, walk into a bar… Sounds like the
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
The mainstream media in Sydney was recently abuzz at the report of a number of parishioners from a local Catholic church claiming to have witnessed
“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,
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
Back in June, Pope Francis started a most unlikely boy on the path to sainthood. His name was Darwin Ramos, and he was a street
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
By Guest Writer Theoni Bell It sounds trite to say stories are powerful, even if it is true. The obvious is now cliche – that
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
The idea of me having my own personal Cinderella story is not lost on me. I have started to see the parallels between Cinderella and
