During my days as a Southern Baptist, my opinion of Mary, the Blessed Virgin, was the same as every other Protestant. I saw her as
The beauty and complexity of the world is meant to continuously point humanity to our Creator. We are surrounded by trees, mountains, oceans, rivers, lakes,
In the late 1970s, a journalist named Lee Strobel was at a crossroads. He was born and raised an atheist, and his wife was one
Aristotle teaches that “definition” is the first act of the intellect when constructing arguments or seeking to even understand. Now to The Philosopher, definition was
We Catholics love our sacramentals. They are physical reminders of God’s presence and love for us, in His Word, His saints, and His Church. Sometimes,
As it turns out, Mary is one of my favorite writing topics. I have always been fascinated by her, for obvious reasons. Suspend reality for
I have been told more times than I can count that if I were truly against abortion I would have to be pro-contraception. “Contraception prevents unwanted pregnancies,” the argument goes, “so putting women on reliable birth control would cut down on unwanted pregnancies and there would be fewer abortions.”
Here are four statistics to boggle your mind: – The average teenage girl sends and receives an average of 4,000 texts
I have been actively trying to pray more during my breaks at work. The break room is in the basement where no WIFI service can
Sometimes we are called not only to experience humiliation in order to be sanctified, but we must stew in it for the reality of our
Each year with the dawn of warm weather, Catholic media is suddenly buzzing with a myriad of posts and articles addressing the virtue of modesty.
I am a recovering control freak. For much of my life, I would be anxious about the future. I would succumb to stress or overthink
“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
“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,
