Perspective

(Photo: Lightstock) Various cultures — English, Turkish, Chinese — claim to have invented the maxim, “The fish rots from the head down”...

(Photo: Lightstock) By Derek Rusnak St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities   Many people would rather endure electric...

(Photo: Lightstock) It can't possibly be the New Year, can it? Advent just started a few days ago, right? Life has been crazy this...

(Photo: Unsplash) Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude...

(Photo: Lightstock) There has been much celebration in the past days. The coming of the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, God-with-us,...

Saint Stephen from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli (1476). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) We keep things in discreet...

(Photo: Lightstock) The post-Christmas liturgical calendar may seem a bit Scrooge-like, as the child-centered, innocent joy of the...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Let’s talk about your heart. The prophet Jeremiah nailed it when he wrote, “More tortuous than anything is the human...

Noli me tangere, Fra Angelico (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth This Advent, I’ve found myself reflecting on Mary...

(Photo: Unsplash) A change of presidential administrations typically leads to changes in U.S. diplomatic personnel abroad, especially at...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Allison Anyamele Therapist at St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities The holidays are here! And...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Mallory Smyth   "We who are Christians have a further cause for joy: like Jesus, we know that we are loved by God...