Questioning to Eternity Modernity promised individual freedom; it instead brought paralysis and depression.

We all desire for a renewal of the Catholic Faith and a steadfast practice of it by people in our communities, cities, country, and world. But are we ready for a renewal or revival?

How the Church Influenced (and Still Can Influence) Western Civilization I confess I am taken with Father Slattery’s “Heroism and Genius”. It is one of the brainiest-yet-accessible books I’ve read in ...

The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” ...

The Cultures of Life and Death in Poetry We are all familiar with Blessed John Paul II’s description of the Culture of Death in his 1995 encyclical, Evangelium Vitae. The good Pope, of course, was not ...

In my talks to parents, I always include how to make a Family Mission Statement. After the talk, I’ve had parents whose children are now grown, come up and say, “I wish we had done that as a family.” ...

It is indisputable that our era is marked by unprecedented confusion concerning the nature of man and woman.

C.S. Lewis on Pornography and Masturbation In “Mere Christianity” C.S. Lewis identified a factor in the astonishing growth of pornography.

Literature: What every Catholic should know There is a very good reason for every Catholic to know the great works of literature — and that is because the great works of literature help us to know ...

The Mother Who Leads Us to Life, Not Death Any serious musician would treasure an ear with perfect pitch—that is, the ability to discern perfectly the accuracy of a musical note.

And maybe nothing is easier to misplace than our hope. St. Josemaria even considers that “perhaps there is no greater tragedy for man than the sense of disillusionment he suffers when he has corrupted ...

The Importance—and Power—of Forgiveness In Saint Matthew we read: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and in Saint Luke: And for give us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone in ...