Paul Senz writes from Oklahoma.
The monks at New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, Iowa, maintain an apostolate building caskets and urns, playing their part in encouraging respectful and dignified burials, and keeping death before our eyes. This is a participation in the corporal works of mercy. The
Saint Arnulf of Metz is credited with saying, “From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” The famous wordsmith G.K. Chesterton said, “In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe, and the Cross can all fit together.” In the idyllic hills
The Order of Preachers has been a fixture in the Catholic intellectual tradition since its founding in the 13th century. The white-habited friars with their occasional black capes have become synonymous with the life of the Catholic university and scholarship. The Thomistic
What’s the purpose of a college education? Author Paul Senz investigates, focusing on the value of studying the "Great Books" in Catholic colleges and universities. For his part, Dr. Michal Dominic Taylor from Thomas More College emphasizes that studying these timeless works
Catholic colleges across the country are embracing the importance of retreats for incoming freshmen, providing a space for students to ground themselves in community life, camaraderie, and their faith. These retreats prove invaluable in helping freshmen navigate the pivotal transition to college
In his 1981 encyclical Laborem Exercens, Pope St. John Paul II wrote that “work is a fundamental dimension of our life on earth.” Working with the land, running a farm, and manual labor in general can bring us closer to God. That’s
“Meta” is a term we hear a lot these days, in many contexts. From the Greek for “beyond,” it often refers to an expanding of horizons, taking something that already exists to new and possibly previously-unconceived-of places. The so-called “metaverse” is a
As part of Our Sunday Visitor’s series on the study-abroad programs at Catholic colleges and universities, reporter Paul Senz writes about the impact studying in Mexico and South America had on several students from schools across the country. At Xavier University in
As progress on the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City nears completion, Paul Senz explores the life of Blessed Stanley Rother, and his love for the people of Guatemala where he was martyred on July 28, 1981. Father Rother’s cause for
Over the course of his nearly 8-year pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI achieved a great deal for the Church and the world. The following is a numerical look at his reign as pope.