Despite playing a critical role in the life of Jesus, St. Joseph is silent in Scripture — but it’s precisely his lack of words that speaks volumes
One feast day that often slips by without notice is the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. This miraculous event, which has been part of the Church calendar for more than 1,500 years, is ...
A recent comment by Pope Francis in his weekly audience at St. Peter’s Square set the secular media abuzz. He was reported to have said that animals have immortal souls and will go to heaven ...
“Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.” —St. Thérèse of Lisieux German mystic Meister Eckhart once said, “If the only prayer you said your whole life was ‘thank you,’ ...
“The human family is, in a certain sense, the icon of the Trinity because of the love between its members and the fruitfulness of that love.” — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI God wants us to ...
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University estimates that there are currently approximately 32 million adults in the United States who were raised Catholic but have ceased to identify themselves ...
Service can be contagious. Once we work service into our schedules and see the benefits, it becomes a way of life. But for those who are in the beginning stages and looking for ways to ...
If asked to list Marian feast days in August, most Catholics would respond with only “the Assumption.” If asked what other Marian feast days are in August, most Catholics would go blank. That is probably ...
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a conversation with someone when, suddenly, he or she blurts out a derogatory remark about the Catholic Faith or asks you a question about Catholicism that ...
Father Jose Maniyangat is a priest in good standing in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida. He is an associate pastor at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Orange Park, a suburb of Jacksonville. He ...
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