Leaning into a sprinter's stance while watching the 2008 Olympics, 8-year-old Sydney McLaughlin visualized her future. Fast forward eight years. The junior at Union Catholic High School earned a spot on the Women's USA Track and Field Team.
Riddled with anxiety, fear, and
A survey of attitudes among young people in eight countries about religious beliefs, prayer and social issues found that while about 25% identified as being atheist or agnostic, believers and non-believers were very likely to both agree about the severity of environmental
As a Catholic actor, Mark Wahlberg wants to encourage others to encounter God. “I think, hopefully, all the work that I’m doing outside and with the platform that I now have is to continue to do my part and encourage people to
Sarah Kroger still remembers when, as a teenager, she encountered God in a new way through contemporary worship music. Today, she dedicates her life to giving others that same opportunity — by inviting them to God through her own music. “I think
Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez wasn’t planning to watch the hit series ‘The Chosen.’ Too many Christian movies and shows misrepresent the Gospel to the general public. But when she did, despite obvious instances of poetic license, she found a
Observing Lent is a lot like cleaning up for guests. We do it not because they’ll judge us, but because we’re honored by their presence. Lent, argues Our Sunday Visitor columnist David Mills, is all about facing the reality of sin and
Among the ads at this year’s Super Bowl was one from the organization He Gets Us, the latest in a series of TV and social media videos that have appeared over the past few years. The ad features a series of still
Super Bowl LVIII watchers can expect to see at least three faith-based commercials during the televised Feb. 11 showdown in Las Vegas between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
The Catholic prayer app Hallow plans to run a 30-second commercial
A young woman recently went viral on social media for a video in which she lamented the difficulties of working her full-time job. “I have to work 40 hours a week just so I can have a place to live,” she says
Liz Fiordalisi still remembers when her son, who cannot speak with words, revealed what makes him most anxious. “Christopher spelled ‘missing Mass,’” she said, sharing her amazement from last year. “For him to say that, now that he said that, it’s like,