by Laura Ricketts
In light of the eclipse (see what I did there?) I Â got to thinking about what some of the Saints would have said about the event in the sky that captivated America. So many of our great saints had much to say on the topic of darkness – particularly spiritual...
by Brooke Gregory
When Katharine Drexel was born to a wealthy Philadelphia couple in 1858, it was expected that she would someday marry a suitably wealthy husband, inherit a slice of her father’s $400 million estate, and perhaps engage in some quiet and respectable philanthropy....
by Chloe Langr
When you think of someone sharing the Gospel, what kind of person comes to mind? For most of us, we think of someone who is comfortable in a crowd. We may think of someone who doesn’t know a stranger and is chock full of intelligent yet accessible responses to...
by Katie Prejean
Times are troubling. That’s not a political statement or thought, just a fact. There seems to be nothing but division, vitriol, spite, anger, and frustration – from every side of every aisle on every topic these days. Whether it’s rallies, Twitter wars, a 24...
by Alex R. Hey
It all started when one of my Facebook friends shared this picture from Catholic Memes: I tried to be cute and typed up 8 bars in the comment section. Then one of the priests in my diocese dropped a verse, and I conceded his verse was better than mine....
by Chloe Langr
At the end of her earthly life, Mary was assumed, body and soul, to Heaven. Her entrance into Heaven after her life here on earth is what the Catholic Church celebrates on August 15th as the Feast of the Assumption. Here are seven facts you may not know about the...
