Most of the prayers in the Scriptures are petitions. Most of the prayers of the liturgy are the same. Even the acts of adoration or love are always implicit petitions. Why is this so? Why do we need ...

Because he was one of the leading religious thinkers of the 19th century, Cardinal John Henry Newman’s beatification by Pope Benedict XVI in October 2010 was a long awaited event for Catholics and non ...

Suppose the great edifice of Western civilization had collapsed around you — all its truths, all its certainties, all its aspirations smashed to meaningless shards. Suppose . . . oh, I don’t know, ...

Children all over the world begin viewing hard-core Internet pornography long before their parents even consider discussing its dangers. Sean Covey, son of the famous Stephen Covey, has written a ...

In the second century, St. Irenaeus coined one of the most famous phrases in Christianity: “The glory of God is man, fully alive!” “The Creation of Adam” by Michelangelo, Public Domain, courtesy of ...

Servant of God Romano Guardini (1885–1968), Italian-born German Catholic priest, author, and academic, authored The Lord, a spiritual classic. He is considered one of the most important figures in ...

It is just five hundred years since his birth in 1491 at the Castle of Loyola, Spain. Father John A. Hardon, S.J By now a small library has been written about Ignatian spirituality. Literally millions ...

But the Church remembers him in the canon of saints as a scholar and translator of the Bible who exemplified a holiness of life worthy of emulation. Widely known as one of the greatest of the Latin ...

Two lengths of fetters are here fused in a single chain, displayed in a church all its own near the Roman Colosseum. The bonds, according to tradition, once held fast the limbs of St. Peter the ...

Excommunication can be a frightening word. E.x.c.o.m.m.u.n.i.c.a.t.i.o.n. The reality is no less grave. We’ve all seen that arresting scene from the movie Becket, when the titular archbishop ...

The most important person in my life had called me the day before and told me that he wanted to drive up to Duluth, Minnesota, to talk. There we were, the next day, walking along the north shore of ...

The veteran German journalist discusses his new biography of Benedict XVI, and reflects in detail on Ratzinger’s childhood, personality, education, and role in key Church events. He is also the author ...