Happy feast day of St. John! This is the patronal feast of this beautiful Basilica, which is why we are celebrating his feast rather than
Guest post by Joel Arzaga An altar server’s first duty is to serve at the altar by assisting the priest and the deacon, and by
One night I had a lot of questions about life and serving others. I felt like I wasn’t doing enough, or that I wasn’t doing
A British World War II fighter pilot named Vivian Rosewarne, having successfully flown many missions, was still always amazed at the grandeur of the earth
Back in the 1840s, a Jesuit priest named Fr. Peter deSmet began missionary work to the Native Americans out on the plains. He founded a
I’d like to think that I have a pretty easy time accepting what the Church teaches. My go-to answer whenever I don’t know how to
Guest post by Margaret Graves. As the pain and thrill of attraction took hold in my head, my rationality lasted just long enough to ask,
This past week, as the world was still remembering the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, a high school principal in Washington State posted on
Pope John Paul II was once asked by a reporter, “What was the most significant day of your life?” There could be lots to choose
The Nasi Lemak Burger, when it was first introduced to Singapore, was a runaway hit. Based on a popular Malay rice dish, it contained a
Pope St. John Paul II was once asked what he considered the most important day of his life. How can you pick one when you
I am getting tired of this never-ending job search. I am also getting tired of constantly feeling judged that I do not have a better
Often I get asked a few questions: How do you know there’s a God? How do you know that Christianity is the right religion? Faith,
By guest writer Kachi Ngai. “Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself, but which he must obey,
Evangelization: Why is the Gospel good news? The word “evangelization” comes from the Greek “Euangelion” meaning the announcing of good news. St Paul and the
This year is the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. I am sure that many of us still recall the Jubilee song of 2000: It’s a time
It seems that everywhere I look there are people that are going out of their way to annoy me! People who insist on driving at
Last week I spent some time in south Florida. To relax and unwind I disconnected from my material world and meandered on the beach.
It’s a very long story, but suffice it to say, my husband and I are planning to bring home a dog at the end of
Disclaimer: This piece is written in the style of a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew a junior demon, Wormwood. This is based on C.S.
God’s love came to us in circumstances of radical poverty. The Creator of the universe was born in a stable, poor and homeless. How then
