Inspiration

Autumn’s Mini Holy Season

Susan H. Swetnam September 23, 2025

Consider observing this ancient holy season to renew and enrich your spiritual life this autumn.

Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare

Maureen O'Brien September 23, 2025

I’ve always been fascinated by how St. Clare drew so close to God in prayer while living most of her life entirely within the enclosure of San Damiano.

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 of life—work, family, commitments, and our seeming ever-lengthening to-do lists—can sweep us into a lifestyle ...

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: ...

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 ...