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Why St. Francis Belongs on the Birdbath

Jack Wintz, OFM September 25, 2019

Since his death, St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject of some of the world’s most admired works of art.

Thérèse of Lisieux: An Unlikely Patron Saint

Shannon K. Evans September 25, 2019

I searched long and hard for the patron saint I wanted. In the end, my heart chose the one I needed.

An Ongoing Injustice

David Dault, PhD August 23, 2019

Earlier this summer, I took a plane from Chicago to the Mississippi Delta to go on a pilgrimage around the Gulf Coast and deep into southern Texas to the border of Mexico.

Reconnect Brooklyn: A Second Chance for At-Risk Youth

Beth Griffin August 23, 2019

Reconnect Brooklyn is making a comeback. Father Jim O’Shea’s entrepreneurial movement has been instrumental in its recovery.

For many across the country, the school year is just getting underway. We parents will load our kids up with all the necessary supplies except that one specific brand of glue on the list that I swear does not exist and send them on their way. We will fill out forms and begin to share our experience and knowledge with them regarding subjects such as algebra, biology, literature, and more.

But there is one subject that we parents need to study up on more and that is social media.

Why Does a Baptized Person Need the RCIA?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 23, 2019

Why does a baptized adult have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? Such a person may already know almost everything about the Catholic religion, its prayers, and the Ten Commandments.

Why So Few Catholic Bible Study Groups?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 23, 2019

Why doesn’t the Catholic Church encourage its members to establish small groups for
Bible study? Aren’t many Catholics joining nondenominational churches to go deeper into their faith and have a closer connection with other believers?

Will I Know Him?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 23, 2019

My husband died of cancer almost two years ago. He was the love of my life as I was his. Will I ever see him again and be with him?

Yes, you will see him and be with him. Jesus’ teaching that those in heaven “neither marry nor are given in marriage ” (Mt 22:30) is a caution against thinking that life in heaven is simply an extension of life on earth. Being in God’s immediate presence changes everything. Saints there are aware of each other.