While Catholic youth ministers and young adult group leaders all over the world think he’s a rock star, most Catholics have never heard of him. Since Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) is scheduled to be declared […]
Junípero Serra Ferrer, OFM, died on August 28, 1784, almost seven decades before California became a U.S. state. But it is certainly fitting for Catholics to consider him an American saint. After all, he lived […]
When the Catholic Church commemorates the martyrdoms of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More every June 22nd, people tend to think that their deaths were just collateral damage in King Henry VIII’s spat with the […]
Can a twenty-first-century teen learn anything about dealing with anger, lust, or greed from a child of the sixteenth century? Might a modern young adult better understand how to show respect for imperfect parents from […]
Catholic saints sometimes become popular for strange reasons. Saint Nicholas, bishop of the early Church, may have inspired the legend of Saint Nick, but he bore little resemblance to today’s chubby Santa Claus. Saint Ambrose […]
When we think of great Catholic mystics, names like Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Margaret Mary Alacoque come to mind, along with modern saints such as Faustina Kowalska and Pio Forgione. But […]
While Father Damien de Veuster had become somewhat famous by the time of his death, not everyone agreed that he was a holy man. His bishop scoffed at the suggestion that Damien should be declared […]
Since the death of the first pope, Saint Peter, two hundred and sixty-five men have succeeded him in that office. And now, following the death and burial of Pope Francis, we can consider how the […]
The modern debate over health care is certainly a debate worth having. But sometimes it’s helpful to step back from modern proposals about the care of the sick—typically involving legislation, bureaucracy, and costs—to think about […]
Saint John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was not the first Protestant who decided to become a Catholic after reading the Fathers of the Church. And he’s not alone. The Coming Home Network, a group established to […]
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