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
Let’s be honest. Agreeing to teach kids about the faith is a daunting prospect. Not only do you commit to being present every Wednesday night into eternity (OK, not quite that long), but you also have to deal with kids, and worse,
In ancient Rome, the emperor draped himself in regal purple, the priests of Mars wore crimson vestments to honor the bloody god of war and families in mourning shrouded themselves in black. But when Christian bishops, priests and deacons stood at the
The practice attracts people from all income brackets, cultures, ethnicities and geographical locations. Ironically, it also transcends religion, as it doesn't seem to matter if one is Catholic, Protestant, Jewish or, even on occasion, a self-professed atheist.
So, what do all these seemingly
The Black Death, the influenza outbreak of 1918, AIDS — all are deadly epidemics that killed tens of thousands at different times in the history of mankind. But all these plagues pale in comparison to the pandemic that started in the Garden
Centuries-old Catholic concerns about Freemasonry are keen again, thanks to the recent hit movie “National Treasure”(Walt Disney Pictures) and the impending release of “The Solomon Key” [ed. note: renamed “The Lost Symbol”] — a new novel from the author of “The Da