We are pleased to share an excerpt from Deacon Matthew Newsome’s book “The Devout Life: A Modern Guide to Practical Holiness with St. Francis de
Amazing Parish Announces 2026 Leadership Summit and Renewed Vision for the Future Denver-based apostolate known for forming healthy and effective parish leaders opens registration for
Padre Pio and You by Mary O’Regan. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2025). 400 pp., paperback. $24.95. Once I had a vivid dream of Padre
Dear Fathers, In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis wrote, “The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
Followers of mystical phenomena are most likely familiar with two different “biographies” of the Virgin Mary, The Mystical City of Godby Mary Agreda and The Life of
In the struggle for life, talking about God is indispensable. Only in this way does the value of the weak, the disabled, the nonproductive, the
As I reflect on the several years spent as a practicing Catholic teacher in the hustle and bustle of the New York City public school
We are made for love and connection and justice and nonviolence, but at every turn and in every way we are twisted in the direction
“Protect Our Kids” Urges Parents To Ask These 7 Questions As Children Head Back To School Coalition focused on protecting children from harmful indoctrination in
Next week, on September 8th, the Church will celebrate a feast that is strange to most Christians. The feast is called the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. In other words, it’s Mary’s birthday. Bear with me for a quick second.
Among philosophers, arguments for the existence of God can become technically difficult, fast. But the general insight propelling most of them is not impossible to
God Most Powerful by Fr. Gabriele Amorth. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2025). 176 pp., paperback. $17.95. Fr. Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016), the most famous Italian
Two days ago, I finished my clinical attachment in Geriatrics bringing the third semester of the Accelerated Diploma in Nursing to an end. On the
I have been wishing, hoping and especially praying to find a husband. God knows how much I have wanted that blessed family life with a
The Church is not called to micromanage consciences – because a conscience is a throne for Christ living in a unique way in the individual,
When Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus’s feet with pure nard, I can only conclude that it is out of great love and gratitude for Jesus. Jesus,
American Beliefs Study from ACS Technologies Examines Religious Beliefs Across Generations Findings inform ministries and churches about the unique needs of Millennials ACS Technologies, a
Saint Augustine said that evil was: “Non-being”; nothing. Tolkien illustrates this idea thoroughly in his characters from The Lord of The Rings – the Ringwraiths. Ringwraiths
Recently in an interview Cardinal Sarah said, “The West refuses to receive, and will accept only what it constructs for itself. Because it is a
But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” —John 1:46 “Come and see.” For Nathanael
I died on December 15, 2006. On that day I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. Although it appeared that my life was sentenced by
