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From Exhaustion to Grace: Finding Hope in Motherhood
(Photo provided) By Emma Ramirez Director of Respect Life Denver Hope is a person. His name is Jesus. He is our cherished desire of what...

Guest Contributor
Feb 4, 20252 min read


Without Hope, There is No Pilgrimage: Lessons from the Camino
Faith-Filled Reflections at the Beginning of the Jubilee of Hope (Photo: Unsplash) By Ryan Brady “Whatever our state of life, we cannot...

Guest Contributor
Jan 27, 20254 min read


Saul, Regain Your Sight: Embodying Hope in the Jubilee Year
The Conversion of Saint Paul by Luca Giordano, c. 1690, Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Have you...

Alex Mulet
Jan 25, 20254 min read


Finding Peace in Christ: The Timeless Message within da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto). 1482 c. Drawing in charcoal, watercolor ink and oil on wood. 244 x 240...

Elizabeth Zelasko
Jan 24, 20254 min read


Attachment Theory, Business Leadership and Workplace Spirituality
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Businesses continually strive to attract top talent, foster innovation and navigate rapid change. Surprisingly, the...

Paul Winkler
Jan 24, 20253 min read


The Gift of Gender and the Theology of the Body: What Male and Female Reveal About God’s Love
(Photo: Lightstock) Theology of the BODY? Isn’t theology about God, who has no body? How can the body have a theology? And what does it...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Jan 23, 20255 min read


Why You Should Visit a Monastery
An aerial view of the Abbey of Fontgombault. (Photo: Pierre Mairé/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5) In his Rule , St. Benedict remarks that a...

Jared Staudt
Jan 23, 20254 min read


We don’t need another influencer. We need YOU!
(Photo: Lightstock) I refreshed my notifications. Again. Nothing new. Again. I had spent a few hours writing, filming and editing an...

Tanner Kalina
Jan 22, 20254 min read


Joe Biden: When "The Last Hurrah" met Catholic Lite
(Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Four years ago, this column praised the courage of Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles,...

George Weigel
Jan 22, 20253 min read


Mission of Hope, Rooted in Love: Pro-Life in an Apostolic Age
(Photo: Lightstock) By Lauren Castillo My pro-life journey as a wife and mother of four began at 17 years old at the March for Life in...

Guest Contributor
Jan 22, 20255 min read


From Doubting Thomas to Doubting Peter?
Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in the film “Conclave,” which opened in theaters Oct. 25, 2024, in the U.S. (Photo: Focus Features)...

George Weigel
Jan 15, 20253 min read


Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Desert: Bishop Varden on the Desert Fathers
(Photo: Lightstock) Jesus told us we must “seek first the kingdom,” but where should we find it? In the ancient world, St. Antony the...

Jared Staudt
Jan 9, 20254 min read


Stacked decks, “Conversation in the Spirit,” and the Catholic future
(Photo: Lightstock) Various cultures — English, Turkish, Chinese — claim to have invented the maxim, “The fish rots from the head down”...

George Weigel
Jan 8, 20253 min read


When Prayer Becomes Painfully Impossible
(Photo: Lightstock) By Derek Rusnak St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities Many people would rather endure electric...

Catholic Charities
Jan 7, 20253 min read


'Begin again': Recovering from Advent, Celebrating Christmas
(Photo: Lightstock) It can't possibly be the New Year, can it? Advent just started a few days ago, right? Life has been crazy this...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Jan 3, 20254 min read


Jubilee 2025: New Year’s resolutions and resources
(Photo: Unsplash) Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude...

George Weigel
Jan 2, 20253 min read


The Power of Peace: The Call to Reconciliation on the World Day of Peace
(Photo: Lightstock) There has been much celebration in the past days. The coming of the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, God-with-us,...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Jan 1, 20254 min read


Martyrdom and Celebration: The Beautiful Tension of the Christmas Octave
Saint Stephen from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli (1476). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) We keep things in discreet...

Jared Staudt
Dec 26, 20244 min read


Jimmy and the Patriarch, at Christmas
(Photo: Lightstock) The post-Christmas liturgical calendar may seem a bit Scrooge-like, as the child-centered, innocent joy of the...

George Weigel
Dec 23, 20243 min read


Getting to the Heart of Leadership
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Let’s talk about your heart. The prophet Jeremiah nailed it when he wrote, “More tortuous than anything is the human...

Paul Winkler
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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