by Lorraine Espenhain | Sometimes God allows us to go through seeming seasons of loss in our lives in order to move us into what I call 'greater gains'.

by Dave Armstrong | It baffles me, Joe, how you Catholics can believe you're saved by works, when the Bible says "whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life"

Those in the Franciscan Order, as well as lay people who are in the Franciscan Third Order, will be celebrating the feast of St. Clare of Assisi on August 12. ...

by Liz Beller Patience seems to be yet another one of those virtues that has quickly evaporated in today’s fluid society. Changes in technology are rapidly advancing and with each ...

by Dave Armstrong | "Why is Mary so heavily infused into the Rosary?" One must understand the nature of the Rosary and the purpose of the repetition...

by Marc Postiglione | This engagement and evangelization is who we are. The Catholic Christian’s engagement with our communities and society is grounded in our faith and love in Christ crucified...

We know that angels pray to God for us; such as the “angel of the Lord” praying to God for the inhabitants of Jerusalem and other cities of Judah (Zech 1:12).

by Dave Armstrong | "The Bible never shows anyone praying to anyone other than God! We can never communicate with the dead!" ...right?

by Dave Armstrong | "Call no man your father on earth..." That seems straightforward enough, doesn't it? How do Catholics get around this?

by Mitchell Kalpakgian | All human beings owe to one another the obligation of being pleasant and enjoyable company instead of being boring, or a burden...

by Dave Armstrong | The Eucharist was intended by God as a different kind of miracle from the outset, requiring more profound faith...

by Diana Windley | Cockroaches were around even before the dinosaurs, a fact that saddens the most optimistic among us. “How can we ever beat such an adaptable pest?”

by Dave Armstrong | The Catholic Church, in agreement with Lewis, defines doctrinal development as a growth of depth and clarity in the understanding of the truths of divine revelation.

by Lorraine Espenhain | The Holy Spirit is the life of the Church. If the Holy Spirit did not dwell in the midst of the Church, the Church would be...

by Fr. Paul Scalia | We are not only to receive the Eucharist, we are to imitate the Eucharist. All who receive Christ in the Eucharist should imitate...

by Dave Armstrong | When the Church has referred to Muslims worshiping the one God, it is meant in the sense of both Christians and Muslims being monotheists.

by Mitchel Kalpakgian | Macbeth learns that daggers draw blood, and murder produces guilt. Man’s conscience and soul are real, alive, and active—especially at night.

We said that the people of God, by the constant inner working of the Holy Spirit, is constantly evangelizing itself. What are the implications of this principle for preachers? It ...

by Dave Armstrong | A Catholic asks, “what does it mean to be full of grace?” For St. Paul, grace is the antithesis and overcomer of sin...

by Mary Kay Clark | Jesus Himself clearly wishes us to consider her our Mother of Perpetual Help, considering all her apparitions and her messages...