4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (201+ words) Why did a demon try to destroy her diary? Because St. Gemma's writings had the power to turn suffering souls into saints....

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (242+ words) Ordinary Time is not the liturgical off-season. Though many treat it as filler between the "real seasons," it is where the Catholic life is lived most authentically....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (158+ words) What does Our Lady of Guadalupe's tilma, Michelangelo's Pieta, and a mosaic on the Apostolic Palace all have in common?...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (24+ words) The Eucharist accomplishes mystically what Memorial Day points to symbolically. Understanding the difference reveals why the Mass is so much more than a commemoration....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (171+ words) What is the difference between ascending love and descending love? The stories of Job, David, and the Psalms hold the answer....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (340+ words) Pentecost was not an arbitrary date'it was chosen because every detail of Mt. Sinai, the harvest, and the tower of Babel was about to find its explosive fulfillment....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (136+ words) The golden calf was forged out of impatience. Every golden calf we fashion today is born from the same refusal to wait on God....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (760+ words) As America marks 250 years, the greatest gift we can offer is a deep, informed love for those who built and died for this land. This is how we do that....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (307+ words) If personhood is ever negotiable, then procedure replaces principle, and the weakest human beings are left at the mercy of those with power....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (23+ words) The hardest spirits to discern are those of false light. They propose seemingly good things, sow confusion, and lead souls away from truth....