I always get excited when I see All Saints’ Day, Nov 1, approaching on the calendar.…
Month: October 2020
Sunday, a Day of Rest and Prayer
It can be so easy to view Church laws as simply arbitrary restrictions, and this is…
Computer Programmer On Track to be First Millennial Saint
On October 10 in Assisi, Italy, Carlo Acutis was beatified in St. Francis Basilica during a…
Pope Calls World to Unity and Conversion with New Encyclical
In response to increased polarization, atomization, and isolation, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pope…
Vatican Renews Agreement with Communist China
On October 22, the Holy See agreed to a two-year extension of its former deal with…
Pope Forces Former Chief of Staff to Resign Cardinalate
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, previously the head of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the…
From Life Teen to 10:15
Growing up, I participated in Vacation Bible School camps. The crafts, skits, and snacks (graham cracker…
St. Peter Claver: Model of Racial Justice
On September 9, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary to…
Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til it’s Gone
“Sometimes, in order to truly understand the importance of a place, you have to leave it.”…