Prayer
Patty Hubbard

The Suffering Question

The first time I went to Europe came about when my essay was chosen to receive a mostly paid pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome.  $800

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Prayer
Theresa Williams

The Loss of the Orphan

I have been living in fear. I have been fearful that God will take away the things I love – my children, my husband, family

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Religion
Olivia Spears

Encouraging Vocations the Right Way

It is no secret that the Church has experienced a shortage of religious vocations in the last two decades. It is also no secret that our seminaries

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Columnists
Megan Twomey

Waking Up to Your Vocation

“Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing…” As a mom to a toddler and a preschooler, I spend a lot of time listening to

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Columnists
Jason Theobald

Tired of the Fight

Once again, it seems that the most appropriate and timely thing to write about concerning the Church is Pope Francis. This time, it’s an apparent

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College
Abigail C. Reimel

Crawling to Heaven

If studying the saints has taught me anything, it is that there are many ways to travel the narrow road to Heaven.  While some lived

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Family
Julie Machado

Stay-At-Home-Moms are Warriors

I am ever more convinced of this: mothers who stay at home with children, especially when it comes to large families, are brave. They put

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Life
Nicene Guy

Parish Closures

The sad news that some 55 parishes in and around New York are going to be shuttered (or “merged” with other parishes) has been public

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Religion
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

God’s Temples are Under Construction

“Under Construction”—those were the words that greeted me as I arrived at my diaconal assignment this past summer. On account of the church’s renovation, Masses

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Columnists
Cristina Montes

Misconceptions about Saints

Many people, including Catholics, have misconceptions about the saints. Consider the following incidents: A journalist interviews the producer of a musical play about the life

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Life
Erin Cain

Walking Mysteries

“Anyone who fails to go forward begins to go back, and love, I believe, can never be content to stay for long where it is.”

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Spirituality
Liesl Bee

Be a Window

Have you ever met someone who just seems to radiate Christ with every fiber of his or her being; where you can just see their love

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