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Demythologizing some recent Catholic history
(Photo: MTF-GR, Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) The National Catholic Reporter recently saw fit to mark Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s...
George Weigel
Mar 12, 20253 min read
How God Speaks Our Love Language: A Guide to Growing Closer to Him
(Photo: Unsplash) By Sarah Mendus To be Catholic is to experience the greatest love story ever written. God is endlessly pursuing us,...
Guest Contributor
Mar 7, 20256 min read
Thirty-Six Pounds of Honey, God’s Love and One Sweet Lenten Lesson
(Photo provided) It was a quiet Sunday evening, and I was making a cup of my favorite before-bed tea. My fellow missionaries had just...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Mar 7, 20254 min read
Lent and the purification of memory
President Ronald Reagan meets with Pope John Paul II during a visit to the Papal Library Vatican Pontifical Palace in 1982. (Photo:...
George Weigel
Mar 5, 20253 min read
Getting Ready for Lent as a Family
Thoughts on living liturgically at home and in the family (Photo: Unsplash) By Karin Middleton Associate Director of Family Ministry for...
Guest Contributor
Mar 4, 20253 min read
‘Why don’t I ask for your help more often?’: Resolving to Surrender to God this Lent
(Photo: Pexels, edited) By Stacy Baum I’ve had two MRIs in the past six weeks. The first — my first ever — was on my hip. And let me...
Guest Contributor
Mar 2, 20254 min read
The Power of Vulnerable Love: Caravaggio's 'The Taking of Christ' and Lent
The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio, c. 1602. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) With his hands still clasped in the posture of...
Elizabeth Zelasko
Feb 28, 20254 min read
Why We Need Lent: Advice from St. Benedict
Portrait of St. Benedict of Nursia by Herman Nieg, c. 1926. (Photo: Georges Jansoone/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) Lent shouldn’t be...
Jared Staudt
Feb 27, 20254 min read
Your Invitations Matter: Evangelizing One Invite at a Time
(Photo: Lightstock) “Send.” Another text. Out into the ether. Never to be seen again. For laughs, I looked back at my “conversation” with...
Tanner Kalina
Feb 26, 20254 min read
Putting Americans in Iron Lungs Again?
RFK Jr. at his hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) The nomination of Robert F....
George Weigel
Feb 26, 20253 min read
Male and female he created… their brains?
(Photo: Adobe Stock) In high school, I remember having conversations with my first real boyfriend. I was accustomed to having long, deep...
Mary Beth Bonacci
Feb 25, 20254 min read
How can we grow in love through leadership this Lent?
The Catholic Business Leader’s Struggle Between Selfishness and Love (Photo: Adobe Stock) In the competitive business world, success is...
Paul Winkler
Feb 21, 20254 min read
How Can I Bring the Liturgical Calendar to Life in My Family’s Daily Routine?
(Photo: Lightstock) The beginning of February is big for celebrations here in the Auth household. We celebrate our 5th child’s birthday...
Allison Auth
Feb 20, 20255 min read
Cathedrals and us
The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Unsplash) The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the nation’s...
George Weigel
Feb 19, 20253 min read
Addiction: Signs, Symptoms and the Catholic Perspective
(Photo: Unsplash) By Mark Sanders Substance Use: A Growing Concern Addiction to a wide range of substances remains a significant issue,...
Catholic Charities
Feb 18, 20253 min read
The Priority and Cost of Fruitfulness
The Garden of Eden by Robert S. Duncanson (c. 1852). (Photo: Public Domain) We often ask what God wants for us. Even if he doesn’t often...
Jared Staudt
Feb 13, 20254 min read
How a Baby Schooled Me
(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) I sat in front of a baby at Mass Sunday, and I ended up the one crying. I actually got to church...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Feb 12, 20254 min read
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine
(Photo: Unsplash) Today’s Russian Orthodox leadership is a theological, moral, and pastoral train wreck. U.S. foreign policy can’t fix...
George Weigel
Feb 12, 20253 min read
How can I create lasting change in my life?
(Photo: Unsplash) By Mark Sanders The calendar has already turned from January to February, and chances are you’ve already made — and...
Catholic Charities
Feb 10, 20253 min read
Manners, methods, and greatness
Winston Churchill (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Browsing Footprints in Time, the memoirs of Winston Churchill’s longtime...
George Weigel
Feb 5, 20253 min read
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