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
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
In the readings for August 5, we saw two different stories of God providing for His people. In the book of Numbers, the Israelites are
It was a few years ago when my interest in Natural Family Planning (NFP) was sparked. I was intrigued by the concept of truly understanding
It’s the end of NFP Awareness Week, so I’m going to throw in a few cents as a mama with three kids under three. Natural
“Heads up high… I gotta see your eyes.” And so David Belisle began a speech to his team that has been hailed as one of
Every Christian should make time for a retreat. Retreats help to rejuvenate a person spiritually, mentally, and sometimes even physically. Think you’re too busy for
When I was young, my siblings and I would often play with a soccer ball in our backyard. Inevitably, someone would powerfully kick the ball
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. – James Russell Lowell, poet Ultimately, we all have to decide
The summer of 2008 was a summer of opportunity for me. I was able to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City, Canada with
Those of you who are parents know the great disaster you must endure when your children are three or four years old…and they try to
