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Finding True Blessing Amidst Sorrow
None of us is promised happiness in this life. All of us are guaranteed sorrow. Indeed, sorrow is the classroom…
Browsing: Learn & Live the Faith
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They’re All With Us
We as Catholics believe that at death our material bodies are temporarily separated from our non-material souls until the end…
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Seven People to Pray for Today
It’s easy to fall into the habit of praying in too small a circle. We pray for our personal intentions,…
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The Difference the Spirit Makes
As a teen, I thought the clergy were supposed to do everything. We laity were just called to pray, pay,…
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Syria: ‘Things Were Never So Bad in Aleppo Before’
By Oliver Maksan NEW YORK—In an urgent appeal to the outside world, Franciscan Father Ibrahim Alsabagh is calling on Christians…
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Nigerian Bishops Ask Their President for Action on Christians’ Rights
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have in no uncertain terms asked their new president to enact and enforce policies that—in accordance with…
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God’s Definition of Tolerance: The Woman Caught in Adultery
The Story and Its Reminders We have all heard the story of the woman caught in adultery who fell before…
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Mary: Woman. Why not “Mom?”
Mama, Mammy, Mom, Mommy. Sweet, Beloved, Dear. Think of all the terms of endearment we use for our mothers. Think…
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The Momentum of Mercy
When I was child, I thought of mercy as something that was granted only to a person who really needed…
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On the Beautiful Prayer of Crying
A boy falls and skins his knees. A boy wrestles in the living room and bonks his head on the…