by Sarah Belle
January 29 marks the feast of St. Gildas, who was a 6th century monk from Brittany. He is venerated in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. What is fiction and what is fact sometimes becomes blurred in the telling of many saints’ stories from the...
by Sarah Belle
“New year, new you.” This is a common quip we see all over social media at the start of a new year. But what if we make the challenge a bit deeper—not only looking at it in terms of diets, exercise plans, a really good haircut, or home office organization,...
by Alex R. Hey
G.K. Chesterton is one of my favorite authors. One of the reasons for this is because he so quotable. There seem to be no end to the application of his sayings, still. Here, in no particular order, are my 20 favorite G.K. Chesterton quotes. 1. “Poets have been...
by Erin Rebar
If you’ve spent any time online recently, you may have noticed that Pope Francis has proclaimed the “Year of Saint Joseph”, December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021. The dedication was made in honor of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as the...
by Theresa Zoe Williams
King David was one of the most emotional men in the Bible. And he wasn’t afraid of it! He leaned totally into his wild emotional states and gave us the majority of the psalms of canon, ranging from ecstatic praise to deep despair. Here are 12 of the most...
by Sarah Belle
January 3 is the day the Church has designated to celebrate the Holy Name of Jesus and it is still a beautiful tradition to keep in mind and heart as we begin yet another year oriented towards our ultimate good: Jesus! What better way to start the new year than in...