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Glad You Asked: Why do Catholics venerate relics?

On this episode of the podcast, Jessica Mesman discusses the ancient practice of venerating relics and some of the controversial history around it.

Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Christian history is full of stories about relics, from the quest of the holy grail to tales about unscrupulous medieval merchants hawking fake relics. Today, the practice of collecting and...

December 2023

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Campus culture of life

Colleges founded by religious sisters are leading the way in providing support for pregnant and parenting students.
BY KELLY SANKOWSKI

Mother without borders

For Sister Norma Pimentel, asylum seekers at the border are holy families.
BY JENN MORSON

Lift every voice

Every Catholic must preach God’s message of racial justice and liberation for all.
AN INTERVIEW WITH FATHER MAURICE NUTT, C.SS.R.

Ghosts of Christmas

Horror seeps through the cracks in many beloved Christmas stories.
BY MATTHEW J. CRESSLER

Christ at your door

Advent is a season to deepen our compassion and experience radical solidarity with our neighbors.
BY LARYSSA HERRINGTON

The cold descends. The Earth dies. Monsters and spirits walk amongst us. And God enters the world as a human light shining forth in that darkness.

Matthew J. Cressler