David Dry shares the life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who will be canonized next year in the 2025 Jubilee Year. Pier Giorgio exemplified a life of devout faith, strong friendships, social activism and rugged adventure. Yet, he also lived an ordinary
In the first of two parts on “How to Pray,” Lenny DeLorenzo writes in his latest Letter to a Young Catholic, that we need to approach God as beggars. He writes: “We are in need and God is the one who does
In his first pastoral letter, Bishop David J. Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, offers five priorities to lead the faithful and clergy from darkness to testify the light. They include prayer, healing, communication, service and communication.
Author Colleen Pressprich reminds families that “Like Lent, Easter is a season. And the Church, in her wisdom, has more for us. More joy, more feasting, more life. Fifty days of it to be precise. Eastertide, or the Easter season, lasts from
Joe Heschmeyer explores redemptive suffering. Suffering exists, and there’s no getting around it, and no escaping from it. But suffering doesn’t have to be pointless. Because God is good, we know that he will only permit suffering if he can draw some
Ellen Mady writes: “Truth is a property of being, and therefore not a virtue in itself; behaving truthfully, however, is a virtue — or rather, several virtues. Honesty, sincerity and transparency are among the values that come together in truthful behavior and
Writer Renée Darline Roden asks, “What am I hoping to be healed from in Lent?” She notes, “Healing begins with naming our vulnerabilities, naming our weaknesses,” and adds, “Healing means being made whole. It means being reunited with the parts of our
In his third letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo addresses the myth of multitasking. He says, “The truth is that the more we multitask, the worse we get at paying close attention to any single thing we manage. The appearance and the
In a new reflection on the life of St. Joseph, Notre Dame theology professor John Cavadini explores how uncovering St. Joseph’s mysterious role in the Incarnation can lead us to a deeper appreciation of the silent head of the Holy Family. He
Adam A. J. DeVille writes, “Our time in this pandemic has presented us with even more opportunities to love and serve people who are suffering in so many ways. The one key lesson I have learned this year is that serving someone
Marcel LeJeune asks the questions: What should we do with Catholics who exhibit imperfect faith? And what are some strategic responses? We have to be careful about coming to decisions about the state of any particular person’s faith and making public comments