Benedictine Father J. Augustine Wetta writes about an Advent retreat he was giving three years ago at a parish in Washington state. During his talk, a homeless man burst through the doors of the church, ...
As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Veritatis Splendor, the encyclical of Pope St. John Paul II that offers a “profound meditation on the Church’s moral teaching, which is ...
God promises healing from generation to generation, but to those who are suffering from the effects of family abuse and dysfunction, the hope of such healing can be so hard to believe. As Erin McCole ...
In a new article for Our Sunday Visitor, Michael Pakaluk, professor of ethics and social philosophy at The Catholic University of America, gives 10 reasons not to shop on Black Friday. “Reason #10: Show that ...
Colleen Pressprich writes about making memories in the Advent season with her family by cultivating a sense of presence in the season. With her family’s scheduling, she says that by paying attention to how we ...
In his second Turning Point feature, Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Augustine, a headstrong, self-indulgent young man who became one of the most important Christian thinkers of all time and a saint. Shaw ...
Michael Heinlein reminds us that in preparation for the Advent season our entire lives should be spent preparing to be found “worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.” “Like John the Baptist, we are also called ...
Michael Pakaluk, a professor at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, explains how the economic principle of opportunity cost is very much relatable — and important — to Catholics. Opportunity ...
As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Pope John Paul II’s 1988 apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici, which takes up the call to holiness as it applies specifically to lay ...
“Have you ever imagined having a graveyard in your backyard? Something like this is typically done at Benedictine monasteries,” writes Abbot Austin Murphy in a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor. “That is, we often ...
