Today, many of us often hear the phrase that one “finds God in nature.” While something in that near cliché phrase rings true with me, my experience has shown me that this “finding” is quite a bit more challenging than it appears at first glance. The idea that one simply “finds” God in nature, perhaps like a friend waiting patiently on a park bench, seems to strike a dissonant chord with my own experience. There is evidence to support my intuition. Many people outside of the

(Photo: Adobe Stock) On the morning of August 10, 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa set sail from its harbor in the port of Stockholm. Built...

Writing on the quincentennial of the Reformation and its parallels with emerging problems in the 21st-century German Church t hree years ago , Charles Chaput, then the archbishop of Philadelphia, noted that: “Being human, bishops often disagree. Internal differences are common in any episcopal conference, and they’re handled—no surprise—internally. But two things set the German situation apart: the global prominence of the [German intercommunion] controversy and the doctrina

Detail of high altar by Sieger Koder in St. Joseph's Church in Bad Urach, Germany There are two people who could best provide a...

By Dr. Alan Fimister Assistant Professor at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary At the Last Supper, Our Lord told his disciples, “Amen, amen I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do; and greater than these shall he do,” ¹ and this prophecy has been vindicated in the many marvels that have filled the lives of the saints throughout the history of his Church from that day to this. In one respect, however, no member of his mystical body has

“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” There is power in words, and especially so in the words of Christ. While...

The Christ on a background of the sky ,3d render (Photo: Adobe Stock) The crucified Christ is both the most popular and powerful image in...

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1563. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) While not all may know about the story...

COL; (c) City of London Corporation; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation (Painting: Briton Rivière, The Temptation in the...

Father Leo Heinrichs woke up the morning of Feb. 23, 1908, and prepared for the 6 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Denver....

Once, an editor of The Times newspaper asked G.K. Chesterton, “What is wrong with the world?” Chesterton, the great master of common sense and wit that he was, responded: “Dear Sir: I am. Yours, G.K. Chesterton.” “I am.” There is starting honesty and humility in recognizing that the world’s problems rest in the heart, and not ultimately in any of the great social, political, or economic forces on the outside. It is the problem within the heart that causes those exterior trou

B y Debbie Herbeck Author, Speaker and Founder of the B e Love Revolution One of my favorite things to do with my small grandchildren is to tell them a story. No matter how simplistic or fantastical the plot is, they are always delighted and enthralled. We all love stories because we are made for them. Our individual stories unfold to us daily, yet we are also part of a larger cosmic drama marked by themes of hope and betrayal, danger and courage, love and sacrifice, battle

By Katie Prejean McGrady Wife, Mother, Author, Speaker Nearly every morning, on the way to school, my three-year-old daughter shouts from the backseat, “Wook at the sky, mom!” The orange-pink glow of the sky is uniquely beautiful, a view that captivates us as we take the exit for Enterprise Boulevard and turn onto a pothole riddled street lined with gorgeous hundred-year-old oak trees. Mesmerized by the sunrise, Rose will often tell me how much she loves looking at the sky.

Denver, Colorado, October, 21, 2018 Young Adult Launch Mass/Social (photo by Andrew Wright) As the poster year for hardship that was 2020...

By John Sehorn Assistant Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Catholics and non-Catholics alike are often confused or offended by the Church’s “rules” about receiving Holy Communion. Why might I need to go to Confession before receiving? Why can’t Protestant Christians receive the Eucharist? Why are public figures sometimes denied Communion? These restrictions can seem judgmental, discourteous, or inappropriately “political.” Such measures in fact all stem from t

Sunday, Jan. 24 marks “The Sunday of the Word of God,” instituted by Pope Francis last year and to be held every year on the third Sunday...

(Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors to the American continent, the residents of...

Creative team meeting hands together in line. Young business people are holding hands. Unity and teamwork concept. Let’s talk about racism. A caveat to this article is that I am a white, straight, Christian male, and as such I have not had a lived experience of my opportunities, relationships, and whole life being limited simply because of the color of my skin. However, I can’t call myself a Catholic and avoid speaking up. Jesus’ second greatest commandment to love our neighb

To those who care for the sick, the scene of the Cross provides a way of understanding that even when it seems that there is nothing more...

Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877 (Photo: Public Domain) When pressed by the Pharisees and scholars of the law to clarify the...