Faith and Frescoes: Celebrating Holy Women through Art

When COVID-19 prevented artist Mark Balma from traveling to Italy to paint frescoes of holy women, he devised a novel solution: Paint them in the United States and ship them there.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Moving Mountains with Canned Goods

When a classmate challenged Blessed Frédéric Ozanam to put his faith into action in 1833, he took it to heart. Today his legacy lives on through this organization.

The Sacred Silence of Lent

"Lent is not an intellectual exercise, but an affair of the heart," says this author. By centering ourselves in prayerful silence, we open ourselves up to a deeper engagement with this holy season.