Saint Stephen from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli (1476). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) We keep things in discreet...

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Allison Anyamele Therapist at St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities The holidays are here! And...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Mallory Smyth   "We who are Christians have a further cause for joy: like Jesus, we know that we are loved by God...

Adoration of the Shepherds, Gerard von Honthorst (c. 1622). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Where would we be now without the...

(Photo: Unsplash) A friend told me recently that bookstores were making something of a comeback. I hope that’s true, because browsing...

The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole, c. 1828 (Image: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Let’s talk about love. Specifically, let’s talk about...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) The holidays can be a time of joy, connection and celebration — but they can also be stressful. Dr. Albert Pace of...

(Photo: Unsplash) By Alberto Fernandez/National Catholic Register Sometimes small things vividly illustrate and reveal larger truths....

The official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is named “Luce,” which is Italian for “light.” (Credit: Simone...

J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at the 2021 Southwest Regional Conference hosted by Turning Point USA at the Arizona Biltmore in...

By Richard Holmes As Black Catholics — and, indeed, all of us! — attempt to internalize and fully embrace the significance and impact of...

Mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, Genoa, Italy. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth One of...

(Photo: Unsplash) By Jesure Eaton St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities   As a parent, God calls you to raise your...

The Venerable Andrei Sheptytsky, who died eighty years ago on November 1, 1944, was one of 20th century Catholicism’s outstanding...

An icon of St. Homobonus commissioned by Paul Winkler in 2020. (Photo provided) November 13th was the feast day of St. Homobonus, the...

“You were without hope in the world.” This is how Paul describes the Ephesian Christians before their conversion, stuck in the darkness...