Why the Light of Purity is Needed to See the Mystery of Sex
Reverence is a fundamental component of purity ...
5 Reasons Every Man Should Love St. Joseph
St. Joseph has much to teach us about growing in holiness ...
The facts of crucifixion
This article is disturbing. There is nothing pleasant about crucifixion ...
How Faith in Redemptive Suffering Can Keep Us Sane
Suffering often leaves the average, wandering non-Catholic Christian feeling defeated by a state of confusion and helplessness. Despite their many ...
The Profit to Be Gained from Praying for Holy Souls
We all know what we should do. Like the Maccabee warriors surveying the battlefield, we know we should pray for ...
Ideology is the Enemy of True Faith
What are the signs that mark the difference between believing in God and asserting that if only everyone on earth ...
Truth and Tolerance: Why the Church Can’t Change Her Teaching
The other religions may change their principles, and they do change them, because their principles are man-made. The Church cannot ...
The Catholic Origins of Halloween
The origins of Halloween are, in fact, very Christian and rather American. Halloween falls on October 31 because of a ...
New Vatican Instruction: Cremation Allowed But Strict Conditions Apply
Document issued in response to an increase in the number of cremations and ideas "contrary to the faith" that have ...
For Catholic Schools to Survive, Their Catholicity Must Thrive
As evidenced by the success of many faithful Catholic schools today, I believe that the only path forward for schools ...
Comfort Catholicism Has to Go; It is Time to Prepare for Persecution
We are at war for our own souls and the souls of people we love. We are at war for ...
Catholics Are Leaving the Faith by Age 10 — So What Can Parents Do About It?
Researcher Mark Gray at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate stated the ‘whole concept of faith’ is losing ...
4 Biblical Principles That Show the Reality of Purgatory
The Catholic belief in Purgatory is indeed scriptural, and here's the proof ...
Serving LGBT Students in Catholic Schools
Our message of love and human flourishing must be faithful, pastoral, and clear. Our Catholic schools should be open to ...
Sophists and Sophism
Reading the story of June 22 in the Mpls. Star Tribune about CPO, “Self-Appointed Watchdogs over parish behavior have some ...
A Lenten Poem
The following poem was submitted by Holly McGarvey. It was written by her 14 year old niece, and is told ...
His Presence in Each Step by Janette Howe – A story of re-conversion to the Catholic Church.
a story of re-conversion to the Catholic Church by Janette Howe I would suppose that the snapshots of my ...
What Is An Intrinsic Evil?
And What Is Its Significance For The Catholic Voter? A lot of people talk about what is and what isn’t ...
Polka For the Masses
By George E. Jay M.D. In this review we will evaluate polka music per se, as well as how it ...
The Splendor and Grandeur of The Sacrament of Confession
Fr. Marvin Deutsch, M.M. Today I would like to speak about the splendor and grandeur of the sacrament of confession ...
Order and Design Require a Supreme Intelligence
By Fr. Marvin Deutsch, M.M. Did you ever stop to think that there could be no order without intelligence? All ...
Redemptive Suffering
By Father Paul A. Duffner, O.P. It was not in the plan of God that suffering and death be a ...
Church References Concerning Homosexuality
1. CATECHISM #2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction ...
Particular Examen on the Theological Virtues by FATHER JOHN A. HARDON, S.J.
Before applying the particular examen to my own spiritual life, it is well to first ask myself, "What are the ...
Six Guidelines for Living a Fulfilling Life
Commencement Address 2010 by Fred Blonigen Father Ubel, Mr. Morehead, Mr. Adkins, Mr. Kimec, fellow teachers and staff, ...
Five Essential Marks of Catholic Schools by ARCHBISHOP J. MICHAEL MILLER, CSB
Papal interventions and Roman documents repeatedly emphasize that certain characteristics must be present for a school to be considered authentically ...
