Gimme-Gimme Parents want to give their kids the world. We want to see their smiling faces on Christmas morning as they race into the livingroom, excited for their new toys. It’s a parenting win that morning when we can fulfill their every desire. But it doesn’t last...
July 22nd is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an important woman in the gospel story whose name has been misrepresented for centuries. Recently, Catholic authors and scholars have been cleaning up the mess and showing respect to this second-most-mentioned woman of...
The source and summit of our faith as Catholics is no doubt the Eucharist. Yet, there is doubt for many. For one third of Catholics, this is just a symbolic gesture. It’s amazing that the most crucial thing that separates Catholics from other Christians (there are...
The Augustine Institute is releasing a new catechetical series this summer recorded primarily in the U.S. What is Symbolon? How is it accessed and used in parishes? What can you hope to get out of this new series? Let’s dive into those questions and learn what this...
It’s Confirmation season, or so it seems. Religious education directors everywhere are scrambling to finalize details on sacramental preparation. In the backs of their minds, they’re hoping for some reprieve before the next cycle of planning and organizing begins. (We...
