Patron Saints for Modern Challenges
Thomas J. Craughwell
November 1, 2011
Patron Saints can help us navigate these choppy secular waters.
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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.
Confession Heals a Vet
Joan Broussard
August 14, 2009
The Vietnam War broke him. The Sacrament of Reconciliation healed him.
Saints Are Realists
Pat McCloskey, OFM
November 1, 2008
“Don’t call me a saint,” Dorothy Day once said with irritation. “I don’t want to be dismissed so easily.”
My Mentally Ill Son Teaches Me God’s Love
The Rev. Deacon Harry J. Martin
January 13, 2008
Supporting and loving my mentally ill son has been both a challenge and a blessing.
Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates
Christopher Heffron
June 26, 2007
This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Advent and Christmas Calendars
Judy Zarick
December 1, 2006
Advent/Christmas calendars are an enjoyable way for everyone, adults, and children alike, to prepare for the feast of Christmas.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Devotion to Saints
Christopher Heffron
November 1, 2006
Something I find most gratifying about the saints is that they exhibit characteristics that we find in ourselves.
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: The Rosary
Hilarion Kistner, OFM
October 1, 2006
Today there are 20 decades to the Rosary. I find each mystery celebrating an event in Jesus’ and Mary’s life a thing of beauty.