Saint Teresa of Avila: Mystic and Multitasker
Patricia Morrison
March 6, 2015
Saint Teresa of Avila, a Doctor of the Church and foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, was a woman of contemplation and action.
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Ash Wednesday: Wearing Our Faith on Our Foreheads
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 14, 2015
If there ever is a day of the year when you can spot Catholics at a glance, Ash Wednesday is it.
Easter Sunday: Room for Everyone
Guest Blogger
February 12, 2013
There is a story of Saint Francis eating with his friars one Easter.
A Friar Reflects on the Hope of Lent
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
February 24, 2012
The word season has many meanings, and each tells us something about what Lent can and should mean for us.
A New Look at the Creed
Greg Friedman, OFM
January 26, 2012
The new English translation of the Mass, introduced last Advent, invites Catholics to take a second look at the Nicene Creed.
Cooking with Father Dominic: The Bread Monk
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 11, 2011
Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, former host of the PBS television show Breaking Bread With Father Dominic, talks about the close connection between faith and food.
Patron Saints for Modern Challenges
Thomas J. Craughwell
November 1, 2011
Patron Saints can help us navigate these choppy secular waters.
‘I Confess’: Fearing the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Christopher Heffron
September 1, 2010
I have a confession to make: I haven’t participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation in 30 years….
Violent Video Games: Play at Your Own Risk
Christopher Heffron
June 24, 2010
The most unsettling feature of violent video games is that they allow the player, regardless of age, to become the main character of the games—vicious, brutal tendencies and all.
Murder Is Not Pro-Life
Christopher Heffron
September 24, 2009
George Tiller, a medical doctor and one of only a handful of physicians in the country who performed late-term abortions, was one of the most reviled figures by anti-abortion activists.
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