During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
In the early 1900s, a group of French missionary priests called the White Fathers (so-called because of their white habits) began mission work in French
Upon personal introspection, I have come to notice my immediate impulse to adopt a “sorry for you” face when first getting to know a person
But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” —John 1:46 “Come and see.” For Nathanael
Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a
Answering the call of the Lord to give up everything and to follow Him is not an easy thing to do. The key is to
Imagine if you were to go home tonight and you go to switch on your favorite lamp, but nothing happens. So you replace the light
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
I recently attended a live performance of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. The cast did an excellent job portraying the well-known tale in a new
Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin picking. It seems like I just finished putting away my bathing suit from summer vacation and already I’m seeing
“Hail! Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of blood-red roses,
According to tradition, the first person to see the Risen Christ was not Mary Magdalene. Tradition has it that Jesus appeared first to His mother,
“Terminate torment Of love unsatisfied The greater torment Of love satisfied.” — T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday Can Catholics celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, considering that
Monks of Clear Creek Abbey. Rorate Coeli: Marian Sounds of Advent. Manchester, NH: Sophia Music Group, 2022. CD-Audio $16.99. Available from the publisher. Carmelite Sisters
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
Very Rev. Canon Héctor R.G. Pérez, S.T.D., C.S.L.J. The Sacrament of Confession. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $12.95. eBook $9.99. 96 pages. Available
Dr. Charles Nemeth. Finding Happiness in a Complex World: Rules from Aristotle to Aquinas. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Hardback $18.95. 256 pages. Available
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
Everyone has, at one point in life or another, experienced a Christmas which was less merry than others – whether the cause be relationship or
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
