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What is the difference between meekness and weakness?

What is the difference between meekness and weakness?

Meekness is, arguably, the most misunderstood virtue.

What are the Darts of fire?

What are the "Darts of Fire"?

Darts of fire have another great benefit.  The devil hates them.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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.

Monk's cell

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.

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Is minimalism a virtue ?

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?

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.

St. Martha and Mary

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...

Who were the Blessed Mother’s parents?

Who were the Blessed Mother’s parents?

Today is the feast day of Sts. Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Virgin. What do we know about them?

Why Do Millions Walk the Way of St. James?

Why Do Millions Walk the Way of St. James?

As you drag your feet into the town of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, tired and dirty—with blistered feet—you will be rewarded with two things...

Catholic Church

What does infallibility really mean?

The next time someone says Catholics believe everything the pope says, you'll know the truth.

Sistine Chapel

Did Michelangelo actually want to paint the Sistine Chapel?

Michelangelo considered himself a sculptor. Pope Julius II commissioned him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1508, but Michelangelo was convinced he had been set up to fail.