In his sixth Turning Points feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. John Newman, who is considered one of the greatest Catholic theologians of modern times. St. John Newman’s turning point came in 1845 ...
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., invites visitors to contemplate Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection through art every day. For Catholics during Holy Week, this takes on a new meaning. “Works of sacred ...
Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, begins the Church’s celebration of Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday — commemorating the Last Supper — Good Friday — where we remember Christ’s crucifixion and death for ...
Our Sunday Visitor columnist David Mills examines from a different perspective the passage in Scripture where Christ asks his followers to “take up your cross and follow me.” Mills asks, sincerely: What if the cross ...
In Sunday’s reading from the Gospel of John, we heard the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. In her latest essay, Simcha Fisher reflects on the powerful moment when Christ openly grieves for ...
Father Jonathan Mitchican writes: “Easter forces us to think about our bodies. Jesus saves us in and through his body. In his resurrection, he gives us a glimpse of what our bodies will ultimately be ...
When something bad happens in our life or in the life of a loved one, we often respond with “God forbid!” But, as Sara Perla writes in her latest essay, Christians should refrain from this ...
Daniel Esparza explains some of the Lenten traditions of Spain, one of the earliest cradles of Christianity. From eggs to praying for the poor souls to Passion plays, some of the customs might not sound ...
Writer Simcha Fisher looks at a recent Pew survey where 82% of parents say that parenting is enjoyable most or all of the time. Sometimes, it seems like the challenges far outweigh the joys, but, ...
As David Werning concludes his series on the Church’s most important documents of the past 150 years, he writes on Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, in which the pope makes an appeal to every person ...