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Conversion: A Lifelong Journey

(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) As I look back upon my life, I am filled with gratitude to the Father who bestowed so many graces...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Aug 4, 20255 min read

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The Cure Has Begun: A Catholic Perspective on Healing from Sexual Brokenness

Magdala Ministries "exists as a space where women can find hope, healing and freedom alongside each other from sexual addiction,"...

Guest Contributor

Aug 1, 20255 min read

Mother and child sit on a porch, bathed in warm sunlight. The girl wears blue overalls, both smiling at each other, surrounded by greenery.

Becoming the Trusted Voice: Talking with Your Teens About Sexuality

(Photo: Lightstock) By Julia Sadusky, PsyD Note: In this third part of a four-part mini-series, we delve into how parents can address...

Guest Contributor

Jul 31, 20258 min read

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It All Starts With A Prayer Life

(Photo: Lightstock) “How’s your prayer life?” As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, a FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic...

Tanner Kalina

Jul 30, 20255 min read

The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition

(Photo: Unsplash) Some years ago, a friend teaching at a state university told me that he was offering a course on the history of...

George Weigel

Jul 30, 20253 min read

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The Psychological Effects of Pornography

Freedom and healing from pornography addiction or dependence are possible. (Photo:Lightstock) By Mark R. Sanders, LPC, CAS St. Raphael...

Catholic Charities

Jul 29, 20255 min read

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Clarity and Charity: What the Catholic Church Really Teaches About Pornography and Why

At the core of the Church's sexual ethic is a call to love God, self and others as Jesus loved. (Photo: Lightstock) Note: In this first...

Father Scott Bailey

Jul 28, 20256 min read

Bronze relief on a door showing a figure on a cross with stars. Text reads "CHRISTUS HER MUNDI" and dates "A.D. 2000." Stone frame.

When the Door Is Closed… and the Heart Open: An Art Reflection for the Jubilee Year

(Photo by Elizabeth Zelasko) World Youth Day in 2005 was the first time my feet left the soil of my homeland and touched ground overseas....

Elizabeth Zelasko

Jul 25, 20255 min read

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The Bible: The Singularly Great Book

(Photo: Lightstock) The Great Books of Western Civilization were published in the middle of the twentieth century as a series of...

Jared Staudt

Jul 24, 20254 min read

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The perils of polarization

(Photo: Unsplash) CRACOW — Adam Michnik was one of the great wordsmiths of the revolution of conscience that began to form in mid-1970s...

George Weigel

Jul 23, 20253 min read

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Why I Stopped Blaming God: A Catholic Mother's Story of Loss and Hope

Meg suffered her miscarriage in silence for a whole year, until God broke through, bringing healing and new life. (Photo: Lightstock) By...

Guest Contributor

Jul 22, 20254 min read

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Living Without Fear: A Catholic Response to Terror Threats and Global Tension

(Photo: Unsplash) By Deacon Ernest Martinez When missiles fly between nations and headlines warn of rising terror threats, the natural...

Guest Contributor

Jul 21, 20254 min read

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Simple Rules: Guidance for a Weary Soul

(Photo: Unsplash) “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.” —...

Paul Winkler

Jul 18, 20254 min read

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How to Pray as a Mother with Young Kids

(Photo: Lightstock) This is a summary of talks I have given on a “postpartum spirituality,” which technically means “after birth.” Having...

Allison Auth

Jul 17, 20254 min read

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Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate

(Photo: Unsplash) "Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate” was printed on the punch cards that fed data into IBM computers in the 1950s, when...

George Weigel

Jul 16, 20253 min read

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The Texas Floods: How to Answer Your Children Who Are Asking Questions

A call to prayer from a 9-year old who just wanted to know the answer to one question: ‘Did the girls who died go straight to heaven?...

National Catholic Register

Jul 11, 20254 min read

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Why We Need the Creed: An Anniversary that Matters

Mosaic detail of Christ Pantocrator from the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Anniversaries help us to...

Jared Staudt

Jul 10, 20255 min read

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The Ascension vs. Human Composting

Ascension by Francisco Camilo, c. 1651. Background added. (Photos: Public Domain/Unsplash) There are many reasons to regret the transfer...

George Weigel

Jul 9, 20253 min read

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Independence Day #249

(Photo: Lightstock, edited) In the twelve months leading up to next year’s American semiquincentennial, the tale will frequently be told...

George Weigel

Jul 2, 20253 min read

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God Keeps His Promise: A Pentecost Art Reflection on the Advocate Who Dwells Within

Pentecost by Jean Restout, c. 1732. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) It is easy to be caught off guard by Pentecost. If I don’t...

Elizabeth Zelasko

Jun 27, 20254 min read

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