Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Central to Jesus’ moral teaching, which I have referred to as the New Law of the Gospel, is His appeal to the human heart. In his Theology of the Body …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I am the middle of three boys. Over the years, my family and I belonged to several parishes, but, in a certain sense, we were kind of like “Catholic nomads.” …

Award-winning poet and Catholic convert Sally Read has crafted a lively new Catholic poetry anthology. It is no coincidence that nearly a third of the poets included in this volume were converts. As Read writes in her introduction: I knew the Church’s rightness as I witnessed its liturgy and prayer. …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I am a Cincinnatian at heart, born and raised in Anderson Township. I was baptized at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish and grew up as a parishioner at St. Rose of …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. My parish growing up was St. Columban in Loveland, OH. We lived in Loveland, but I went to school in the Kings School District for most of my life, graduating …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up in Germantown and attended Valley View Schools through High School. I am the oldest of four siblings, I have two sisters and one brother. Growing up both …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc.  I grew up on the farm with my extended family in Miami County, near Tipp City. I loved being on the farm from the cows, to our pond and creek …

Tell us a little bit about you personally: Where are you from, your home parish, what’s your family like, etc. I grew up in the countryside of Shelby County and attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in McCartyville and graduated from Anna High School in 2014. I have four siblings …

I was a brand new speaker preparing a talk that I had struggled to put together for over a year. There I sat, tapping my pencil on another blank sheet of paper next to a growing pile of crumpled up ideas. I was out of time. In just a couple …