On his apostolic visit to the United States in September 2015, Pope Francis amplified the work of four Americans who struggled with the status quo of their...
Saints
In August 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 263rd bishop of Rome, taking the name Pope John Paul I. Known as a warm and compassionate man...
As another academic year begins and students and parents scramble to gather all the supplies they need for school, let’s not forget the resources we have in...
Slaves and Kings Directed by Pablo Moreno (Bosco Films, 2022) The Spanish-language film Slaves and Kings is subtitled “The Story of Saint Antonio María Claret...
It’s easy to mistake pilgrimage for spiritual tourism. “So, you’re traveling throughout Spain, visiting cool places, and eating good food? And that’s a...
In 2003, when I was 33 years old, my mother died. Her body became overwhelmed quite suddenly by infection because of years of use of prednisone to treat the...
People seeking a saint’s intercession to help with their love lives might appeal to St. Valentine, but he’s not the only saint available for relationship...
The spiritual life is often described as a journey. To be beatified by the Catholic Church, or named “Blessed,” is to receive official recognition that a...
I first encountered St. Ignatius of Loyola when I was a boy. My grandmother had volunteered with Father Pedro Arrupe (one of the great Ignatian social...
When a childhood friend first told me about the love she had for her foster brother, I vowed to become a foster parent someday. Now that “someday” has finally...
