Scripture warns us clearly that in the last days, charity will suffer. Matthew 24:12 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.”
On October 8 and 9, 1859, the Blessed Mother appeared to Adele Brise, a young Belgian woman, in Champion, Wisconsin. Three times, Adele saw a
The Fifth Way – Argument from Governance or Order Just as the Third and Fourth Ways build on the first two Ways, the Fifth of
People recounted incidents from the good old days. Embellishments were, of course, a part of the tales, some of which have grown in size and
Diana (pronounce Dee-ahna) sat in the passenger seat as I was driving. Her three kids were in the back seat looking out the windows quietly.
The Faithful Are Abandoning Ship “Crisis of faith” is a popular term bandied about to describe what is going on in the Church today. The
May marked one year since my college graduation, so in honor of the occasion I thought I would take a chance to reflect upon my
Paul Griffiths is an expert on Catholic thought, holding the Warren Professor of Catholic thought at Duke Divinity School but this past month he was
I have been working in the field of education for more than twenty years now. And every time I come to reflect upon the fruits
Catholic Schools Week begins January 29 and ends February 4. Catholic schools all across the United States will be celebrating in their own unique ways.
I recently came across several articles which were based upon a large amount of excellent data that the Center for Disease Control collects annually. Thousands
Can the ideas of a nineteenth-century saint, known for his work among young people, say something relevant to educators of the twenty-first century? Don Bosco
Having grown up in the United States, I thought it was common knowledge that playing sports is a school of morality, character training, and indispensable
Doctrinal Homily Outlines, a lectionary-based aid for homilists, began as this layman’s response to the Year of Faith Pope Benedict XVI declared for 2012-2013. In
Catholic colleges and universities offer unique and rewarding opportunities for today’s undergraduate students. They exist to enlighten, inspire and motivate. They also strive to nurture
Imagine for a moment that an innocent inquiry throws you into what amounts to a political firestorm. Your only purpose was to defend your Catholic faith.
Within the past two weeks the bishop of Nashville has come under fire for supporting his diocesan-wide high school sex education curriculum. He apparently has
After interviewing Bill Donaghy from The Theology of the Body Institute about their upcoming Congress this September, I was filled with hope and joy for the
There are evil things that some people really, really want to do. There are some people who not only want to do evil things but also
If you speak with enough Catholics, you will eventually become familiar with the phrase, “I used to be Catholic.” Sometimes, it seems as if being
One of the major criticisms that Catholics often receive from most Protestants and others outside of the faith is that we worship the saints. The
When J.R.R. Tolkien retired from his post at the University of Oxford in 1959, he intended to spend his new-found free time finishing The Silmarillion.
Catholics who are not big on history may probably not be aware of the amount of anti-Catholic animus that existed in the U.S. from the
Orderliness is an important human virtue. It is the good habit by which a person does what he ought to do, when and how he
