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
Sister Josephine Garrett, a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth, grew up in a multicultural environment in Texas. Although she was Baptist, she had graduated from a Catholic university and sang in a Latin liturgical choir. She joined the Catholic Church
We are surrounded by so much noise that it is impossible to listen. In the second letter to young Catholics, Lenny DeLorenzo offers three specific practices to allow the intention of learning how to listen to slowly take hold in your life.
Michael O’Rourke, the husband to Maria and father of 10, offers four things he wishes he would have known about marriage. The first is commitment. He and his wife had promised to never say the “D” word. Divorce was not an option.
Katie Prejean McGrady shares the journey of her grandmother’s conversion to the Catholic faith. Katie writes, “Raised by a Methodist preacher, she swam the Tiber with my reverted-to-the-Faith grandfather and became the most devoted, passionately Catholic woman I’ve ever known.” When Katie’s
Meg Hunter-Kilmer’s journey of reading and studying the Bible has not always been easy. But through perseverance, she says, “Before I knew it, the word of God was running through my veins, tugging at the edges of my mind, speaking hope and
Catholic mom Diana Vallette shares what she has learned from raising an atypical child. She writes: “I’m learning (slowly and badly) that an adversity free life isn’t part of God’s plan for any of us. I know my plan for my children
Daniel Cellucci, the CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute, explores the question, “What if they don’t come back?” The implications of perhaps 30% or more of our people not coming back are many and significant. He says, “It’s okay to ask the
Leonard J. DeLorenzo introduces a new series, Letters to a Young Catholic, in which he intends to help young people be more intentional in seeking out a mature Catholic life. In this first letter, he explains “how to be real.” He says,
Stephen Adubato reflects on the sadness he used to feel as a kid once the presents were unwrapped on Christmas morning, as he mourned the end of the season. He writes, however, “My experience of Christmas started to change after I had
Michael O’Rourke, founder of StrongCatholicDad.com, writes to those struggling with the holiday season and who might have anxiety about contentious family gatherings. He writes: “If you are struggling with the holidays, that is a sign of predilection that God has much in