On January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson led his American troops to an unlikely victory over the British in the famous Battle of New Orleans. Two weeks later, General Jackson joined thousands of others at […]

Poetry is a human exercise and throughout human history has been one method people have used to connect to others and to God. Though readership of poetry in the United States has grown in recent […]

For decades now there has been a concerted effort by many Catholics to consider the concept of vocation in broader terms than merely the calling to priesthood, diaconate, and forms of consecrated virginity lived out […]

It was announced last week that Pope Leo XIV will be declaring St. John Henry Newman to be a Doctor of the Church. As the Catholic Encyclopedia notes, the Church proclaims someone to be a Doctor on […]

What would you do if someone you knew claimed to be a Christian but also professed beliefs that were dangerous to his health, his relationships, and even his salvation? Dominic de Guzman’s response was to […]

The third Pan-African Catholic Jubilee on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life opened August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, bringing together the continent’s largest assembly of African Catholic theologians, pastors, lay leaders, and others. A landmark […]