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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 254 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 244 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 243 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 235 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 234 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 224 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 223 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 225 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 153 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 94 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 83 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 73 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 34 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 23 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 14 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


Christmas with Mary Magdalene
Noli me tangere, Fra Angelico (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth This Advent, I’ve found myself reflecting on Mary...

Allison Auth
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Embassy Vatican: Some Demystifications
(Photo: Unsplash) A change of presidential administrations typically leads to changes in U.S. diplomatic personnel abroad, especially at...

George Weigel
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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