It was by far the biggest decision Father John Kartje had to make in his five-year tenure as rector and president of University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. It was mid-March, and the Chicago priest was about to shut down
Teresa Tomeo writes about Pope Francis’s message that Lent is a time to disconnect from the cell phones and connect to the Gospel and how families can use this time during the coronavirus pandemic to reconnect and turn from the “verbal violence.”
With the spread of the coronavirus making visits too dangerous to her elderly parents, writer Lisa Hendey has made use of technology to fill the void. She writes that “we’ve begun to develop a lovely prayer routine that incorporates some of my
Are you looking for a simple resource to guide you throughout the season of Advent? Hallow, an authentically Catholic meditation and prayer app, is leading a twenty-five day Advent challenge with weekly reflections of the themes of Advent — hope, faith, joy
While digital technologies have led to advancements in communication and education, they also have led to the exploitation of children on the internet, Pope Francis said. The "spread of images of abuse or the exploitation of minors is increasing exponentially, involving ever
We live in a cacophonous world saturated with both physical and mental noise. God can be salvaged out of most social constructs, and God can be found in all things. If we are to find God, one another and even ourselves, we
Studies reveal that culture heavily weighs on children when asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Teresa Tomeo writes: “What should be a real wake-up for all of us concerned about children, their futures and the future in
The 145-year-old Vatican pharmacy has a new hire: a state-of-the-art robot working behind the scenes to manage the stockroom, retrieve medications and deliver the drugs quickly to the sales floor.
As politicians around the world scrutinize how Facebook, Google and Amazon mine user data for commercial purposes, Catholic leaders are studying ways to spread the Gospel through digital media.
Online child sexual abuse is a booming international business and religious congregations holding stocks in major telecom firms are stepping up their advocacy to thwart it.