Father Patrick Briscoe narrates the vibrant community life and service-oriented mission of Christ in the City missionaries in Denver, Colorado, emphasizing their joyful approach to communal living and dedication to serving the marginalized. Volunteers, including Meaghan and Erin, engage enthusiastically in chores
The Church calls us higher through the lives of the saints, through one person after another who experienced the mercy of God and knew he had to bring that mercy to the world. When we hear these stories, we begin to realize
The Resurrection is the most real event in human history. Christ’s bodily resurrection is bedrock reality, both of spirit and of matter. On this rock all other Christian beliefs, visions and practices are built. In reference to it alone do they retain
Lent can be a bit of a challenge. But, as Sister Julia Darrenkamp shares, one way to make the journey easier is to walk through Lent with a particular saint. For Sister Julia, that saint is always Mary Magdalene, who she considers
In his book, “The Contemplative Hunger,” Father Donald Haggerty has a chapter that headlines a question: “A Contemplative Revolution?” Father Haggerty writes: “The evidence is strong today that a desire for silent prayer is being felt by more and more souls, a
According to the prevailing view in American law and politics, the family has no natural state or structure. Rather, like all other human relationships, the family is mere convention; it is a human invention that is as open to alteration or change
Following the Last Supper, Jesus hands over his body to be a sacrifice for all. At each celebration of the Eucharist, we are brought back to Calvary. As the Church in the United States continues the ongoing National Eucharist Revival, take time
February 24, 2022, opened a new page in Ukraine’s history — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That day, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian territories from the north, east and south. Missiles hit most regions of the country. Many people were
If you were to form your opinions by relying solely on TikTok influencers, Netflix movies like "Marriage Story" or fashionable cultural commentary -- as found in The New York Times or New York magazine -- you could be forgiven for thinking marriage
There is always something oddly mismatched about love, even when people are trying their best. Men love women differently than women love men, parents love their children differently than children love their parents, and children have the charmingly vexing tendency to pour