Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we celebrate all workers in public and private sectors. We celebrate in a special way workers who are on the
Greenlee is Growing by Anthony DeStefano. Convergent Books (2023). 40 pp., $12.99. There is nothing more thrilling than watching a child discover something new. A
“I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learnt the secret both to
Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD. A Journey to Mount Carmel: A Nine-Day Preparation for Investiture in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute
Belonging to Christ is a collection of poetry that shares the Catholic faith and experiences of a millennial woman in the twenty-first century as she
When you want it the most There’s no easy way out When you’re ready to go And your heart’s left in doubt Don’t give up
“I’ll make you pay for this!” How many times have we thought this? Someone cuts us off in traffic, so we find a way to
When I was growing up, I developed a vivid imagination. It was sparked by several stories that literally animated my childhood, mainly fairy tales that
I was surprised to discover that the Chinese bamboo takes a period of five years to grow. Usually, after tilling the soil, planting and fertilizing,
“Unless you are like little children, you shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” This is a well-known quote, yet very few people put it
By Fred Williams, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. It seems to me that young men today, who are discerning a call to the priesthood, face
If someone invited you to watch a Broadway musical, along with free plane tickets, would you come? What if you were invited to attend the
My job requires a great deal of data entry and monotonous paper filing. These tasks can get very lonely, and there are hours during the
Never say never. That’s what they have always said. And how true it is – both in this world and regarding Eternal Life! If you’re
Avengers: Endgame — spoiler alert. This man watched his own mother murdered, watched his own brother being choked to death, watched his best friend get
By Ann Tran as told to Jean Seah. Some years ago in Adelaide, I was struggling with my faith and with attending Mass. One day
While many newlyweds spend their first few months experiencing the joys and challenges of married life, Musician Stephen Sylvester and his wife, Afton, were struggling with a surprising
For forty days Christ suffered in the desert, fasting and depriving Himself of comfort, choosing to undergo hardship and temptation for the sake of teaching
What’s the balance between faith and writing? Where’s the point where you have to stop and think: Am I focusing too much on fiction and
