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 ...

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 ...

No matter how immersed in day-to-day living we may be, it is hard to escape a sort of inner realization that there is something different about these weeks…. Yet Lent, in a strange way, is a joyous ...

Introduction to Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear, in a Pandemic Fear is contagious.

However, having an understanding of crucifixion helps us understand what Jesus went through on the day of his death. This article is based on various articles written by medical doctors, including a ...

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.

On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith What does the bigger picture of the religious and spiritual lives of U.S. teenagers look like when we stand ...

Archangels and Guardian Angels Last week, we began our discussion of angels, examining their role in Sacred Scripture and even investigating the nine choirs of angels. This week, we focus our ...

Catholic Education Resource CenterKneel vs stand for Communion: the debate again ignites The Catholic Herald The two practices – kneeling vs. standing, and receiving on the tongue vs. in the hand – ...

The Life-Changing Effects Of A Daily Rosary I saw struggles with sin unravel before my eyes, I found clarity in my vocation and decided to marry the man I now call my husband.

On Complaining Shortly after I converted to the Catholic Faith in 1986, I attended three retreats given by Fr. John Hardon, SJ, who was Mother Teresa’s spiritual director whenever she was in North ...

Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. St. Thomas More is widely known as “a man for all seasons,” but he is best known for the final season of his life. A ...