FOCUS and Evangelization with Bible Studies
At what age do you think Americans are the least religious? Age 22. Only 17 percent of age 22 Americans, according to data from over 30 years of the General Social Survey, attend a religious serv...
Baptism is one of the most important sacraments which the Church offers, as by it one is cleansed from sin and officially enters into the Church. Since Baptism is such an important sacrament, I off...
Saint Medals and Why We Wear Them
One of the things that caught me off-guard when I came to Belmont Abbey College was the number of people wearing saint medals. I personally had never worn a saint medal or Catholic medal for that ...
Catholic Books: More Than Meets the Eye
I grew up with a terribly inaccurate stereotype about Catholic books. Growing up I always thought that a “Catholic book” was simply an apologetic book: books about why Catholics believe this or th...
The Mystery of the St. Joseph Home Selling Kit
When I started working at the Catholic Company I instantly learned a great deal about the Catholic faith. I didn’t know anything about scapulars, mantillas, and especially St. Joseph Home Selling ...
Saint Barnabas: Facts and Fiction
Today is the feast day of St. Barnabas. St. Barnabas is one of the early Christian missionaries to the gentiles. He was born of the tribe of Levi and converted to the faith shortly following Pentac...
Lectio Divina and the Catholic Bible: A Match Made in Heaven
The buzz of the New Year is over and we are long past January. Where has the time gone? By now most Americans who have made New Year’s Resolutions have failed them, and thus the year that started w...
Sacrament Spotlight: Holy Baptism
“Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life . . .Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made s...
What makes a great vacation?That is the question I began thinking about this summer. In order to answer this question I thought about the vacations of I have been on which are many. I have probab...
June Birthstone (Pearl) Rosary
The June birthstone is the beloved pearl: one of the most precious stones, and very rare naturally! Throughout history the origin of the pearl has been speculated by numerous cultures. For example,...