Hunger for God – “After researching the origins and studying the sacred texts of major world religions, [Megan] zeroed in the Bible. Ultimately it was the Eucharist and eucharistic miracles that sold her.” Conversions, reversions […]
Eleanor Bourg Nicholson is an award-winning novelist, scholar, Victorian literature instructor for Homeschool Connections, a Dominican tertiary, and a homeschooling mother of five. Hound of the Lord: The Story of Saint Dominic, written for children and from […]
A Fresh Coat of Paint – “While it is far short of the sort of justice that this case demands, we have reached beyond the point in the Father Marko Rupnik scandal when concrete steps […]
Presidential Moral Disenfranchisement – “[I]n a week where it seemed that Trump’s would be the most blasphemous action of a leading politician, President Biden outdid him at the last minute, declaring that this year Easter […]
From Dogma und Verkundigung, quoted in Co-Workers of the Truth: Meditations for Every Day of the Year (Ignatius Press, 1992): The mystery of the annunciation to Mary is not just a mystery of silence. It […]
Women of the Church – “Some of the lesser known, less venerated Catholic women of the past who contributed in important ways to the history of the Church and of their times more broadly include […]
Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from Introduction to Christianity (2nd edition) by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Ignatius Press, 1990, 2004; pp. 301-10). ——— To the Christian, faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an expression […]
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will perform one of the seven traditional corporal works of mercy: “to visit the prisoner.” Most of the others acts of mercy—“to feed the hungry,” “to give drink to the […]
Saint Cabrini and Women in Missions – “While doing numerous viewers the service of informing them about Cabrini’s legacy, the film presents its protagonist as ‘the first woman ever to lead an overseas mission.’ This […]
The Light of Faith – “The rich quality of Lumen Fidei stands in unhappy contrast to every other document of the Francis tenure. It’s a painful judgment, but true. And on that point, justice requires some […]
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