Finding a counselor who shares your Catholic faith can be a challenge. Yet faith is often an important consideration since opposing world views might be a hinderance or even exacerbate a problem. Long-distance counseling through video conferencing apps is a growing solution
It’s often been said that necessity is the mother of invention. That certainly is the case for a new Catholic audio app called Hallow, which has the goal of helping people grow in their faith through guided prayer and meditation sessions. Hallow
For many years, in the final issue of the each month, Our Sunday Visitor has published the Holy Father’s prayer intentions on this very page of the newspaper. And I know we have loyal followers of this small but mighty feature, because
In theory, an artificial womb could help save the lives of premature babies and even give some frozen embryos the opportunity to be born while changing the contours of the nation’s abortion debate. But as with anything else, the emerging medical technology
Modern communications technology has provided us with previously unthinkable tools for supporting the mission of Catholic organizations. Charitable organizations can securely, efficiently and conveniently receive donations from people all over the world in the blink of an eye; those devoted to evangelization
The world is constantly bombarding us with stuff. We are told that to be fulfilled we need to buy this new gadget, that fancy car, that big house, get that high-paying job, wear these particular clothes, and any number of other things.
Anyone who has ever entered an address into MapQuest or studied a Google Map overlayed with the locations of tourist attractions has used geospatial technology. “It’s literally everywhere now,” said Richard McCluskey, the chairman of the geography department at Aquinas College, a
Ann Klotz from Siena College analyzes water samples for bacteria contamination. Courtesy photo The Stephen and Harriet Myers residence in Albany, New York, played an important role in the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to the North, but there was little
It came like they all do in an Indiana summer afternoon. Off on the horizon of a blue and sunny sky, black clouds darkened like an old sinner’s heart. It would hit us in moments. My daughter and I were out driving
Revolutions can happen in quiet ways. When Stephanie K. got her first smartphone at 14, it changed her “view on meaningful connections with people.” Instead of friends and acquaintances being found only in those she encountered face to face, they could come