The pope who was inaugurated by a bird...
Fabian was a farmer by trade, having been born likely somewhere around the turn of the 3rd Century. He was also a layman, but other than that next to nothing is known about his prior life. After the death of Pope St. Anterus, in 236 AD, Fabian traveled into Rome from his farm outside the city, with a handful of others, to attend the election to select a new pope...
Wisdom From the Ashes: A Family Reflects on Losing Their Home in a Wildfire...
In 2017, the Thomas Fire tore through Ventura County, CA, raging from the mountains of Santa Paula, through the town, and westward into Ventura, hopscotching through neighborhoods and leaving devastation in its wake. Among the hundreds of families who lost their homes were Jess and Nathan Haggard, along with their eight children...
What do Dune, Hunger Games and Dracula all have in common?
God is the supreme Storyteller and every time we create a story, we participate in the larger Story He created. On occasion even non-Christian authors can tap into that reality whenever they communicate a narrative that points to what is true, good, and beautiful. Today we’d like to introduce you all to our latest Voyage Compass book...
Father Carlos Martins Faces Misdemeanor Charge After Illinois Church Incident...
No, the ERA is not part of the Constitution. But why not?
In his last few weeks of hyperactivity before leaving the White House, Joe Biden issued one particularly bizarre statement, declaring—in a post on X (Twitter)—that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is now the law of the land. It isn’t, of course. The outgoing president’s declaration was one more indication of his addled thinking. But before this strange episode is forgotten...
What Does the Bible Teach About Righteous Anger?
It’s easy to be angry in today’s world. Between the dishonesty in our politics, the corruption in our Church, and the incendiary effects of social media, many of us find ourselves feeling exasperated and indignant about one thing or other on a weekly or even daily basis. When living in this kind of toxic climate, we often start neglecting the incisive words of Scripture:
5 Takeaways From This Sunday, When We Receive the Word of God in Holy Communion...
Jesus, the incarnate God, bursts onto the world stage in a new way in the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent Year C. He has already made some spectacular entrances. He had a birthday celebrated by angels and exotic magi, he was hailed by prophets as a baby in the Temple and by the actual voice of God beside the Jordan at his Baptism...
How the Pro-Life Generation Is Redefining ‘Unthinkable’...
I’ve gone to many Marches for Life since my first in 1975. Two things that have struck me positively: it’s more ecumenical and it’s growing younger. That it’s growing younger is not just a reverse mirror of me getting older. There are more young people there. Nor is it “compulsory attendance on a field trip” from Catholic schools...
The Life and Legacy of the Newly-Retired Christoph Cardinal Schönborn...
Crowds Arrive at National Mall in Washington, DC, for 52nd Annual March for Life...
Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Activists Imprisoned for Peaceful Abortion Protests...
An imperfect male’s guide to successful married life...
After Noteworthy Career, Cardinal Schönborn Exits...
Open Doors: Why We All Should Be Concerned About Online Predators...
Sneauxmageddon: How the South Turned a Snowstorm Into a Celebration...
Joe Biden: When ‘The Last Hurrah’ Met Catholic Lite...
What responses to the LA fires can teach us in the Year of Hope...
How could there not be enough water available to fire hydrants? Why are controlled fires and routine brush clearing not part of normal maintenance in such a fire-prone area? Who will be held accountable for lapses in fire preparedness and crisis readiness? The questions came fast, and they were furious, as we all watched one of the most beautiful, desirable living spaces in the United States...
Fighting the Clutter in Our Hearts...
The Mass Is the Foretaste of Eternity...
Every week or every day, we attend Mass or Divine Liturgy, and it is largely the same. The Eucharistic prayer is just one of a few options, a lot of other prayers like the introductory and Communion rite are always the same. I generally like change and difference: I like a podcast that keeps a consistent format, but I don’t like listening to an episode again...
The problem with pluralism: Politics unguided by truth...
In the way we most often use the term, pluralism means “a condition or system in which two or more sets of principles or sources of authority coexist by design.” But since no cohesive society can function peacefully without common rules and behavioral expectations, all pluralist societies must suppose the enforcement of some set of overarching common principles within which differences which do not destroy the common good...
The Way to Make Abortion Unthinkable Is to Wipe Out Feminism...
Like so many other pro-lifers, I always thought that the real enemy we were fighting was Roe vs. Wade and once it was gone, a pro-life America could be restored. A few years out from the Dobbs decision, most pro-lifers have woken up to the fact that overturning Roe wasn’t the silver bullet we had hoped for. Over the last few years, we have watched as state after state has adopted radical abortion policies, with only a few victories in the most recent November elections.
Jesus changes everything. So what about our wealth?
Why You Should Visit a Monastery...
In his Rule, St. Benedict remarks that a monastery is never without guests. Though he wrote this line 1,500 years ago, the monastery remains alluring even for modern visitors. The monks leave the normal course of the world behind to seek first the Kingdom of God. But the world has a way of coming to see what they’re up to, enjoying visits as an oasis from the loud and busy bustle of life...
We Must Be Crazy, Who’s the Boss, and Star Children...
Today is, of course, the annual March for Life here in Washington. For a generation of us born and raised after Roe v. Wade, seeing the end to that Supreme Court decision was the lodestar of the pro-life movement. It was, for many of us, the reason we marched; opposing it was the mission, the practical purpose of being “pro-life” in America. But Roe is gone now. And, following the last election...
Grace and Charity: St. Francis de Sales’ Blueprint for Evangelization...
An important physical characteristic all human beings possess is the ability to communicate whether through sound, silence, or physical gesture. The nature of our human ability to express ourselves to someone or about something involves I argue an explanation of the message conveyed and a demonstration of how the message is to be lived...
‘Sins of the flesh’ may lack ‘angelicality’ but they are hurting the Vatican...
Trump Ends Policy of Treating Churches as ‘Sensitive Locations’ for Immigration Raids...
Jordan Peterson Explores the Biblical Stories That Shape Our Culture...
Where Did the Rosary Come From? Here’s the Case for St. Dominic...
Is the Vatican’s China deal making progress on a road to nowhere?
We Need Winter in Our Life, for These 2 Reasons...
Why biological truth is the key to our new politics...
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