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St. Rita of Cascia, Peacemaker

Rita E. Piro April 19, 2017

St. Rita of Cascia shows what God accomplishes when he finds humble hearts open to his love. Enjoy this look at a holy and beloved Catholic saint.

The Catholic Church and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Marcellino D'Ambrosio April 18, 2017

This writer and historian looks at the ascension and descension of this once great empire.

Mother Teresa: From Holy Life to Eternal Life

Kerry Walters April 17, 2017

One of the mainstays of Mother Teresa’s spirituality was a willingness to suffer in the service of others, to share their material poverty and, as she eventually came to believe, Christ’s passion. But in the final decade of her life, ill health was added to her burden of suffering. Years of backbreaking work finally caught up with her, and her body began to give way.

Body and Earth: Reclaiming the Connection

Ragan Sutterfield April 17, 2017

All good work should connect us—bodies and souls, creatures and creation.

Lent with Pope Francis: True Concern for the Poor

Diane M. Houdek April 10, 2017

Selﬁshness leads nowhere and love frees. Those who are able to live their lives as a gift to give others will never be alone and will never experience the drama of the isolated conscience.

Christ crucified | Photo by Christian GAFENESCH on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Filling a Hungry Heart

Casey Cole, OFM April 7, 2017

Chinese food is one of the many gifts from God on this earth. Cheap, easily accessible, usually sold in enormous quantities, and basically uniform in quality across the country.

lent and penance | Photo by Andrey Grinkevich on Unsplash

Lent: More Than Penance

Leonard Foley, OFM April 4, 2017

To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.

An engraving of Pope Joan, a Roman legend that dates from the 11th century, is illustrated in the 17th-century book, "A Present for a Papist: or, The History of the Life of Pope Joan, From her Birth to her Death," by Alexander Cooke. (CNS photo/Google Books, Public Domain)

The Legend of Pope Joan

Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD April 1, 2017

Though she never existed, the myth persists for a reason.

Cross and a gray sky | Photo by Markus Schumacher on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Death

Casey Cole, OFM March 31, 2017

My grandmother lived a very long, full life. In the 91 years before she died, she raised a family of 10 children—her crown jewel—who then produced her 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.