‘In the Beginning’: Creation Through the Eyes of Faith and Art...
John Grondelski
Even secular people generally know something of the accounts of creation in Genesis 1-2. Whenever people hear the phrase, “In the beginning,” most instinctively revert to the first pages of the Bible. Yet the accounts of creation are often misunderstood. Some people would dismiss them, claiming “science” or, specifically, “evolution” has disproven them. Others seem to adopt a defensive posture...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Powerful Words to President Jimmy Carter...
Joseph Pronechen
In his 1979 speech, Archbishop Sheen was as masterful as ever, even though months earlier he had spent four months in the hospital after a heart operation. In fact, his cardiologist was with him there that day because of Sheen’s still-serious condition. Yet the bishop who had gained the attention of audiences worldwide with his preaching was as magnetic as ever...

Carmelite Monks in Wyoming Use Cutting-Edge Technology to Build a Gothic Monastery...

The answer to the murderer’s question...
David Mills
The German branch of his company doesn’t make as much as the American branch, said the man in the nice little bougie restaurant, speaking with scorn, because they get too many holidays. The company doesn’t make them work hard enough. He told his coworker how much more his part of their company made, and shared the secret. “Here’s what you do,” he said. “You fire three people and hire one to replace them.” He seemed to assume...

The Vatican in 2024: A Year of Global Outreach and Strategic Ambiguity...

Martyr in the Cathedral: St. Thomas Becket, Defender of Religious Freedom...

Pope Francis Delivers Rare Papal Radio Message on BBC’s ‘Thought for the Day’...

This Sunday, 4 ‘Astounding Answers’ on Home Life for the Feast of the Holy Family...
Tom Hoopes
This Sunday is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Year C, and the readings give solid practical advice straight from God to each of our families. Here are takeaways from previous This Sunday columns. Advice from God is badly needed, because we’ve been listening to his his enemy. In a famous radio monologue, the great Paul Harvey explains what he would do if he were the devil.

Why Should You Remain Christian?
Regis Martin
There are many subjective reasons as to why one remains a Christian: the community aspect of it, the justice and charity it provides to mankind, the rituals or aesthetic beauty behind it, etc. While these reasons may be fair, they are far from being considered important and objective reasons. It is important to clarify that the most important reason to remain a Christian is simple: truth.

Angel Expert: Apparitions Reveal ‘Strong Link’ Between St. Michael and Divine Mercy...

Employers (including the Church) are bound to pay their employees (including Church workers) a just wage...

Jimmy and the Patriarch, at Christmas...
George Weigel
The post-Christmas liturgical calendar may seem a bit Scrooge-like, as the child-centered, innocent joy of the Nativity is quickly followed by three feasts of a different, even sobering, character. First, on December 26: St. Stephen the Protomartyr, stoned to death outside Jerusalem by a mob baying for his blood...

Catholic Prisoners Through the Ages and Their Inspired Art...

On Kneeling: A Response to Cardinal Cupich...
Leah Libresco Sargeant
Putting “O Holy Night” on the program at Christmas Masses in Chicago this year may prove a little awkward. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich’s recent message to his diocese, entitled “As we pray” strongly implies that kneeling to receive the Eucharist should be avoided, hinting that it is selfish and inappropriate. So if a soprano were to let loose a “Fall on your knees” during the Communion procession, the traditional hymn could sound like a provocation.

Define ‘Christmas movie?’ Okay, define ‘Christmas’...

We need hope in this wounded land, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem says ahead of Christmas...

Pope Francis Launches Jubilee 2025 With Opening of Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica...