Inspiration

The Holy Ordinary

Mark Longhurst September 19, 2025

Thomas Merton once wrote, “Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us and see the beauty in ordinary things.” The busyness …

Video: Learning to Love Who Jesus Loves

Margaret Carney, OSF September 18, 2025

Margaret Carney, OSF: “I have a cousin who belongs to a Methodist congregation that’s doing a lot of work in this area [peace building] that we were talking about—and how they have dealt with the various exclusions churches are experiencing: ...

Statue of Saint Anthony and Christ child

Francis and Anthony: Brothers in Alms

Dominic V. Monti, OFM September 12, 2025

Anthony’s ascent to sainthood was even more meteoric than Francis’.

Prayer for Carlo Acutis | Man looks out a window

Carlo Acutis: Fearless and Faith-Filled

Christopher Heffron September 5, 2025

My heart breaks for young people today who first encounter the world through an app.

Becoming a Practicing Mystic

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI September 3, 2025

I teach a course on the renowned mystic John of the Cross. Since this is never a required course for any student, I usually begin the first class by asking each student why he or she is interested in this ...

Pope Leo XIV holds the St. Augustine Medal, which was presented to him by Augustinian Father Robert P. Hagan, prior of the order's U.S. Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, during a meeting July 18, 2025, at Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The pope recorded a video message of thanks, which was played in Philadelphia Aug. 28, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope talks about what Saint Augustine has taught him

Catholic News Service September 2, 2025

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “So much of who I am I owe to the spirit and the teachings of Saint Augustine,” Pope Leo XIV told his Augustinian confreres and their benefactors who were celebrating the saint’s feast day in Philadelphia. As Cardinal ...