First Lessons in Faith
From the initial moments of life until death, children pay close attention to their parents’ attitudes, approaches and passions. They take on our personality traits and values not by formal instruction, but from just watching us. Our kids will learn how important faith is according to how we live it. …
College: A Cascade of Transformations
Rich with choices and newfound autonomy, many students are determined to “find themselves” in college. Our culture measures success in terms of our ability to obtain the perfect job, most prestigious title, or most glamorous relationship. College students are sold the idea that freedom means greater choice and control of …
Confession must be part of talks on worthiness to receive Communion, Nuncio says
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 28, 2021 / 17:05 pm The sacrament of confession must be part of the U.S. bishops’ discussions on worthiness to receive Communion, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States said on Wednesday. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, said at …
A ‘true living medieval experience’: Catholic University students replicate Notre Dame cathedral architecture
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 28, 2021 / 15:03 pm Students and professors at the Catholic University of America (CUA) are building a full-scale truss replicating that which was destroyed in a 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. On the lawn in front of the Basilica of …
Vatican unveils official image of 2022 World Meeting of Families
by CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jul 28, 2021 / 13:00 pm The Vatican unveiled Thursday the official image of the 2022 World Meeting of Families in Rome. The image, painted by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, was released July 28 by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life …
The Internet’s Questions about Priests
Fr. Mike is at the library of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, and he’s answering the most asked questions about priests and the priesthood—according to the internet. He answers great questions like: – Do priests get paid? – Do Catholic priests get married? – Do priests pay taxes? – …
Gold medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz inspires the Philippines with her victory and Catholic devotion
by Jose Torres Jr. Manila, Philippines, Jul 27, 2021 / 12:55 pm Philippine Catholic bishops congratulated the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, not only for her victory but for her show of faith and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Diaz’s triumph came in the women’s 55-kilogram …
5 things you need to know about Blessed Stanley Rother
by Gretchen Siegel Denver Newsroom, Jul 28, 2021 / 06:00 am Not much is popularly known about Blessed Stanley Rother, the small town Oklahoma native who was declared blessed in September 2017 by the Catholic Church. One of the newest blesseds, he became a priest and missionary at a parish …
Cardinal Gregory reportedly withdraws permission for Tridentine Mass at National Shrine
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 27, 2021 / 16:10 pm Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington has reportedly withdrawn permission for a solemn pontifical Mass that was to be offered August 14 in D.C. A pontifical Mass is celebrated by a bishop in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. …
Shine On: The 10 most important year’s in your Child’s Life
Ask a young couple who just had their first child what they dream of for their child’s life, and you’ll likely get some version of, “I just want them to be happy.” Ask an aging couple whose children are adults what they dream for their adult children, and you’ll likely …
