In 2024, it's much easier to find Christ, present and exposed in a monstrance, no matter the day or the hour. One need no longer hold a cold and lonely vigil at a locked door because -- thanks to what used to
In the world of time management, monasticism has been touted as a source of tools for achieving a desired lifestyle. Headlines in Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider and elsewhere in 2023 highlighted the productivity hack of going "monk mode" -- a period
Simcha Fisher interviews sacred artist Mattie Karr who uses her art to evangelize, and encourage others to slow down and gaze on the beauty that draws them to God. Karr paints and draws sacred and liturgical art and also does commissions with
An actor who recently portrayed a beloved saint on screen has now fully come into the Catholic Church in real life.
Shia LaBeouf, a Hollywood veteran and star of director Abel Ferrara's film "Padre Pio," received the sacrament of confirmation, completing his initiation
In this and the following months we will be offering a five-part series on creating a rosary garden for your home or parish; each month we present a group of rosary mysteries, list a companion plant for each meditation, and conclude this
Nicknamed the “professor pope,” Benedict XVI lived a life devoted to placing the truth in the service of love. A keen defender and teacher of the Church’s doctrines, he had a deep confidence that the truths handed down by Jesus Christ would
Cultivating a habit of prayer amid the distractions of modern life is not easy, but January is a great time to renew our spiritual practices. Simcha Fisher offers a useful analogy for the life of prayer: houseplants. Like them, we can ‘dry
Coptic Christian traditions say that as the Holy Family journeyed through Egypt, they took a path along the Nile. Along this path stood the famed laurel tree. At the passing of the Divine Child and his parents, the tree bowed in adoration
Should we really give to anyone who asks of us? It is easy to imagine that the reason Jesus tells us to give is because people have needs and we should try to meet those needs. And it is certainly good to
As a new year begins, Catholic leaders, speakers and authors are recommending resolutions for Catholics to consider in 2024. Many of their suggestions overlapped, and each prioritized the same thing: Drawing closer to God. The Catholics that spoke with Our Sunday Visitor
Catholic dad Leonard DeLorenzo guides us to be attentive to God’s word and then how to take action. Mary, the perfect disciple, is our guide in teaching us to do so. By looking to Mary, Leonard says: “This is where we parents