Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure. That’s the American Psychological Association’s definition. It’s
Without silence, God disappears in the noise. And this noise becomes all the more obsessive because God is absent. Unless the world rediscovers silence, it
Pope Leo XIV’s Lenten message offers a novel approach toward peace on earth. Whereas world leaders hold international conferences to reduce nuclear arms and secure
When we brought our newborn daughter home from the hospital, the first few days seemed like a taste of Heaven. This little mite soaked into
Imagine a parent asking a child to build a castle. The child may stare blankly back. He possesses no materials, no plan, and no guidance.
Mass should be the highlight of a Catholic family’s week. And meticulously preparing for it helps us experience the Sacrifice of the Mass on a
Catholic educator and author Michael Pakaluk began a recent essay at The Catholic Thing with the words “When I taught CCD . . .” Upon
“But what are you going to do about it?” The question was posed by a confessor from the Fathers of Mercy after discussing a bad
“Religion tells you what to think. Philosophy tells you how to think,” my friend said at night in the skate park near my college. The
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for March 2026 is made clearest by Catholic doctrine. Doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation and
Eliminate the habit of doomscrolling by replacing it with practices that bring you closer to God.
Picture this: it’s an ordinary Friday afternoon, and you’re about to swing by the school and collect your kids for a long, relaxing weekend. Suddenly,
It was in the church of St Mary of the Angels that a momentous event took place in the life of St Francis. It took
For most of the Irish, the events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are difficult to comprehend. The scale of national devastation that transpired seems
On February 18, 2026 the Forty Days of Lent begin, leading the faithful into days of prayer and fasting prior to Easter Sunday. Even observing
An Analysis in Light of the Spiral of Silence In the grand Hall of Benedictions, before an assembly of diplomats representing the Vatican, Pope Leo
The words from your dating journal are a window into your heart where God can shower You with His love and blessings.
The twentieth century was fully consecrated by Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This benediction began a few years earlier with the marvelous apparition
I was born in 1959, while my bride of nearly four decades was born in 1960. It is flabbergasting to now find that some of
Being unashamed and dying to self means putting God first in our lives, others second, and ourselves last.
Recently I was feeling a bit dejected. Some of the decisions I made in my role as a husband and father did not go well,
Therefore, we must maintain great stillness of mind, even in the midst of our struggles. We shall then be able to distinguish between the different
Athletes and Catholics are similar in that they have two main seasons – pre-season and in-season. In this analogy, the liturgical year periods of Christmas,
The parish I belong to sends out weekly reflections that often provide food for thought. Once in a while, however, a reflection offers up a
