A few beautiful changes have been made to the translation of the prayer that comes shortly before Holy Communion is distributed. The priest has been saying, “Happy are those who are called to his ...

When I gave a talk recently at the Institute of Catholic Culture on the subject of the Second Coming, I was I asked to describe what our resurrected bodies will be like. St. Paul writes to the ...

Children all over the world begin viewing hard-core Internet pornography long before their parents even consider discussing its dangers. Sean Covey, son of the famous Stephen Covey, has written a ...

Servant of God Romano Guardini (1885–1968), Italian-born German Catholic priest, author, and academic, authored The Lord, a spiritual classic. He is considered one of the most important figures in ...

But the Church remembers him in the canon of saints as a scholar and translator of the Bible who exemplified a holiness of life worthy of emulation. Widely known as one of the greatest of the Latin ...

This fresco of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Fra Angelico can found at the Vatican in the Chapel of Pope Nicholas V. This fresco of Saint Thomas Aquinas is found at the Vatican in the Chapel of Pope ...

The veteran German journalist discusses his new biography of Benedict XVI, and reflects in detail on Ratzinger’s childhood, personality, education, and role in key Church events. He is also the author ...

Hence, we trust in our Lord, and we draw near to him, tranquil and sure, not because of what we are, but because of what he is. We can be ingrates, wretches, criminals; and still our ingratitude, our ...

Our fascination with miracles is inextricably tied up with our fear of death. Miracles give us hope for preservation from suffering and, ultimately, an escape from death. They not only give us hope ...

Dante in the Underworld by George Augustus Wallis. Public Domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. When I was 24, I was asked at the last minute to substitute teach a religious education class at ...

If we want to do a better job of passing on the Catholic faith to the next generation, then poetry must play a greater part in Catholic education. It is no secret today that much of the religious ...

That is, what we ought to do is based on what we are. “Thou shalt not kill,” for instance, is based on the real value of human life and the need to preserve it. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” is ...