St. Pope John Paul II gave 129 addresses at general audiences from 1979 to 1984, focused on marriage, family, and human sexuality. Biographer George Weigel
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We celebrate the feast day St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-38) on October 5. She grew up in poverty, lived a short, obscure life, and endured much
As I write this, I note with some fascination and slight dread that this period of summer is very nearly halfway done. How quickly these
Recently I had the privilege of visiting my community’s mission in Luxembourg. The country of Luxembourg itself is quite small; thirty minutes suffice to drive
It’s not often one goes rummaging through a long abandoned desk drawer and finds a treasure. When it does happen what is found is something
Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body is practically synonymous with the Church’s teaching on chastity nowadays, but the theological meaning of our bodies
In today’s increasingly secular society, it’s very hard to be a woman. From all sides, women are inundated with mixed images: there are the secular
The Disease of What’s Best for Me There is a disease rampant in our world today. A disease called “What’s Best for Me.” Entertainment programs
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This month marks the first anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. Upon reading it, I was struck by certain parallels of
Recently, I have witnessed a rather disturbing trend on social media, and in comboxes at the end of articles, that suggest Christians really do not
We have all done it. We have walked past a beggar on the street. We have purchased groceries from a cashier whose eyes we did
Sometimes a great historical figure is not as recognized as such during his lifetime. Other historical figures are recognized as monumentally important even while they
“The meaning of the body is in some way the antithesis of Freudian libido. The meaning of life is the antithesis of the hermeneutics \’of