If we accept the challenge of being a missionary Church, a Church which constantly goes forth to the world and, especially, to the peripheries of
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
Every Christian knows the account of ‘Doubting Thomas’ in today’s Gospel. But do you really believe that it was by chance St. Thomas was absent,
Today as I was walking to meet a friend for brunch, I caught myself looking at the elderly men and women selling tissue packets near
I heard that fans of Star Trek tried to translate the Bible into the fictional language of Klingon…but they couldn’t do it, because there was
Antonia Salzano and Andrea Acutis. God’s Influencer: Holy Advice from St. Carlo Acutis. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2025. Paperback $17.95. 160 pages. Available from
My life is no longer my own. For the past 33 days, I made the commitment to consecrate myself to Jesus through Mary’s intercession. This
We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They
I used to be (and unfortunately, still am at times) a rather obnoxious Catholic. Fueled by my enthusiasm for Truth — and wanting affirmation of
We all know a great deal about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and last week we heard all about the Third Person of the
The feast of Saint Nicholas is upon us and affords us with a perfect time to consider how we celebrate the days leading up to
Grégoire Ahongbonon. They Are Living in Chains: My Quest to Liberate Africa’s “Untouchables.” Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $18.95. eBook $9.99. 192 pages.
Fr. Robert J. Altier. God’s Plan For Your Marriage: An Exploration of Holy Matrimony from Genesis to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. Manchester, NH:
Sister Timothy Marie Kennedy, O.C.D. Unleashing Hope: The Biography of Ven. Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022.
Fr. Leo Trese. You are Called to Greatness. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $17.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. Do you ever
Fr. John LaFarge, S.J. The Precious Gift of Old Age. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $14.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. People
This week we celebrate the feasts of two great saints. July 4 was the feast of our patron, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, and today, July
“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.” We have all become entangled in gossip as
Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves
If time were merely money, we could perhaps afford to waste it. But time is life, and we don’t know how much of it we
The love of worldly possessions is a sort of bird-lime, which entangles the soul, and prevents it flying to God. ~ St. Augustine A few
