Cardinals gather in conclave to elect a new pope
On March 12, the cardinals of the Church gathered to begin the conclave to elect...
To Evangelize through Beauty
In his masterpiece Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh implicitly lays out a prog...
Monday Morning Alka-Seltzer - February 2013
February 11
As you know by now, Benedict XVI has submitted his letter of resi...
My boss won’t let me be friends with the people I manage
Q. I used to go out to lunch with a co-worker, but I’ve been promoted to manager...
Praying at the manger Devotions for the season
Yet even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, w...
Dr. Monica Miller fights for the rights of unborn babies
Pro-life activist leader Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller has written a controversia...
A real American hero
Americans love to root for the home team. We celebrate our nation’s historical h...
Monday Morning Alka-Seltzer - January 2013
January 28
Your word is near,
O Lord our God,
your grace is near.
Come t...
Look back to move forward
Feast Day: Jan. 1
We live in a culture obsessed with the “new,” with a...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
Part 2 of a year-long study of the Catechism
In his 1992 Apostolic Constituti...
Anthony's Art of Autism
Anthony Stornant Collar is repeating lines from Disney movies and tasks from his...
The Hobbit and the Gospel
Like Star Wars, The Divine Comedy, and Moby Dick, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hob...
She says: “He is spending us into the poorhouse!”
Sharon says: I found out that Jack has spent us into a huge debt without my know...
My daughter likes the baby sitter more than she likes me!
Q. My daughter seems to like the day-care provider better than she does me. As a...
How do I keep my New Year’s resolution to be holy?
Dear Fr. Joe: It seems that once again, we’re approaching another new year and, ...
How faith can be deeper after doubt
Just before being ordained a deacon back in 1976, I was on a private retreat. It...
My biological mother's greatest gift to me
Near the end of January each year, I find myself reflecting with gratitude on th...
My siblings are rude to my fiancée. They need to stop.
My siblings don’t like my fiancée, they are making our engagement miserable. How...