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What is the meaning of the Transfiguration?
Do you know the deep connection between this event and the Passion?
Did you know some of the first schools in our country were Catholic?
Long before public school systems existed, Catholic missionaries were building schools alongside churches throughout the New World.
Did you ever wonder how the parable of the prodigal son ends?
We never learn whether the older brother joins the celebration. We never find out if he forgives his younger brother.
What courageous Cardinal spent 8 years in solitary confinement?
Despite arrest, torture, and imprisonment, Cardinal József Mindszenty fought fearlessly for the truth.
What is the difference between meekness and weakness?
Meekness is, arguably, the most misunderstood virtue.
What are the "Darts of Fire"?
Darts of fire have another great benefit. The devil hates them.
The saint who learned not to trust every feeling
It became the foundation for what we now know as the discernment of spirits, one of St. Ignatius' greatest gifts to the Church.
The secret behind the monks' peace isn't what you might think
Yet while silence and focus were important, the secret wasn't simply that.
Is minimalism a virtue?
The Rule of St. Benedict reminds us that "nothing is to be preferred to the Work of God." In this way, we can understand the truly simple life.
Have you heard of the Kakure Kirishitan? The Christians who kept the Faith alive for centuries without priests.
Missionaries were expelled or martyred, churches were destroyed, and Catholics were forced to renounce their faith or face imprisonment, torture, and death. Many refused.
Did you know St. Martha made one of the greatest professions of faith in the Bible?
The moment comes after the death of her brother, Lazarus. Grieving and heartbroken, Martha goes out to meet Jesus before He enters Bethany...