For Christians worldwide, Easter Sunday observes the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As it turns out, each Christian country has developed and maintained their own national
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for April 2026 is made clearest by Catholic doctrine. Let’s better understand key verses from April’s Readings[1] by
Everyone experiences feelings of overwhelmingness, depression, and hopelessness when personal problems, physical challenges, and troubling thoughts become too much. During these times, what is the
To deepen our faith, we need time and space. Making room externally and internally in our lives allows us to focus, reflect, and nurture our
Can water become more than one of the classical elements, more than that which satisfies the thirst of animals and human beings? And can this
By “The Unknown Centurion” As we move closer to Holy Week, it seems like a most acceptable time to meditate upon and enter deeply into
Rethinking the Litany of Humility It began with a familiar warning. The prayer app I have been using during Lent introduced the Litany of Humility
We live in a world shaped by a clear hierarchy of values, where kings are more significant than peasants, the educated excel over the unlearned,
On a February day, 48-year-old Courtney Seard boarded the jet and settled in for the four-hour flight from London to Istanbul. To her dismay, a
In looking at the Iran war from a faith perspective, many Catholic voices are rendering opinions (here and here, for instance ) as to whether
Teleology is a philosophical school of thought that evaluates everything by its purpose or goal. It looks at events and conditions by the purpose they
When Philip Fournier sat across from me for his interview, I almost didn’t know where to begin. His curriculum vitae has been published in the
Some, if not most Catholics are familiar with the term “valid but illicit.” It’s a disconcerting term. If, for instance, you ever attended an SSPX
God with His Holy Spirit leads His Church into the consent of the truth. He Himself promised that the Holy Spirit (Whom He would send)
On a brisk January morning in 2007, a lone violinist set up in the L’Enfant Plaza subway station arcade in Washington, D.C. The man opened
Our heart and our mind are both important to God in our spiritual endeavors to serve Him.
There is much depravity, immoral technology, and evil-intent modernism seductively waved in the face of today’s adolescents. Parents need to exercise caution. Catholic parents are
Saint Joseph stands as one of the most beloved and powerful intercessors in Catholic tradition. As the foster father of Jesus and husband of the
It is sleek, white, and almost elegant: seemingly an object from a 1960s dystopian science-fiction film. “The Sarco” suicide pod—developed by euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke—looks
The End of the French Bourbon Monarchy The last king of the French Bourbon monarchy, Louis XVI, was writing in September 1789 to his loyal
And Why You’re Not Failing We are no longer at the emotional high of Ash Wednesday. The ashes have faded and the resolve has softened.
This Lenten season many across the United States are baffled and shocked once again, upon entering our Churches to dip our finger into the holy
