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Paul Winkler
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Work: fundamental, decisive for making life more human
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Pope St. John Paul II wrote in Laborem Exercens , “It is certainly true that work, as a human issue, is at the very...


Jared Staudt
Aug 22, 20244 min read
The Eucharist and the Mission of the Laity: The Case of Extraordinary Ministers
After writing about mission and the call to holiness , I was asked to answer this question: “How did extraordinary ministers of holy...


Brianna Heldt
Aug 22, 20244 min read
How to live well: A mother's reflection on vocation
Our vocation enables us to encounter and embody Christ's love

George Weigel
Aug 21, 20243 min read
When was baseball’s Golden Age?
Amidst a presidential campaign in which many of our countrymen deplore the choices we face in November, let’s take a break, follow the...


Mary Beth Bonacci
Aug 18, 20244 min read
The real Catholic motherhood
I’m at 35,000 feet where, thanks to the miracle of modern satellite technology, I can do something I rarely do: watch daytime TV –...


George Weigel
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Repurposing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), rhetorically oversold as the “U.S. Church’s anti-poverty program” – Do no other such...


Deacon Marc Nestorick
Aug 12, 20242 min read
'For a safe trip to God': The 'why' of the funeral vigil
(Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) My grandfather passed away when I was a young child. He was a firefighter and passed away in the line of...


Jared Staudt
Aug 8, 20243 min read
The Power of Silence and the Problem of Sound in Adoration
“The most powerful experience at the National Eucharistic Congress was the Adoration, Father. Tens of thousands of people all turned...


George Weigel
Aug 7, 20243 min read
Potholes on the road to Synod 2024
The ecclesiastical propaganda machine created for last October’s Synod on Synodality for a Synodal Church is still grinding away, and...


George Weigel
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Charity, good manners, and driving the Interstates
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says some interesting things about charity, the supreme theological virtue that, as St. Paul wrote...


Deacon Marc Nestorick
Jul 29, 20243 min read
Catholic funerals matter: Why you should have one
The casket is incensed during the Final Commendation of the funeral rite, offering the soul of the deceased to God before processing to...


Jared Staudt
Jul 25, 20244 min read
What the Universal Call to Holiness Entails
Why aren’t we holy? God, in fact, wills that we become holy: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thes 4:3). So why...


George Weigel
Jul 24, 20243 min read
“Reminders” about Ukraine
Samuel Johnson, that great coiner of aphorisms, averred that “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” In...


Paul Winkler
Jul 19, 20244 min read
DEI and Regaining the Dignity of the Human Person
(Photo: Adobe Stock) One of the fruits of Satan’s handiwork is a growing lack of civility between individuals and between entire groups...


Catholic Charities
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Is Anger A Sin?
By Derek Rusnak St. Raphael Counseling "Is anger a sin?" As a Catholic therapist at St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic...


George Weigel
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Why just war theory always matters
Last month, I had the honor of addressing the Civitas Dei Fellowship, which is sponsored by the Dominicans’ Thomistic Institute in...

Guest Contributor
Jul 14, 20242 min read
'Drop Everything and Follow Him:' Seminarian Reflects on Denver Eucharistic Procession
(Photo by Andy Sanchez) By Daniel Rivas Seminarian for the Archdiocese of Denver St. John Vianney Theological Seminary “Jesus came home...


Jared Staudt
Jul 11, 20244 min read
St. Benedict and his medal: Defense against demonic attacks
Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan...


George Weigel
Jul 10, 20243 min read
The Summer Reading List
A long time ago (but not in a galaxy far away), Baltimore’s St. Paul Latin High School had us reading six or seven books every summer. I...


Guest Contributor
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Independence and freedom in Christ
(Photo: Lightstock) By Edgar Mares Evangelization Specialist Archdiocese of Denver Have you ever reflected on what freedom is? On its...
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