The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr...
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The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr...
Do Catholics have to believe in Marian apparitions, Eucharistic miracles, or the Shroud of Turin? Or practice devotions like wearing the brown scapular or...
On September 10, 2025, conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while addressing a crowd at an event at Utah Valley University. A cofounder of...
The following excerpt is adapted from Our Church Speaks by Ben Lansing and D.J. Marotta. ©2024 by Benjamin Terry Lansing and Daniel John Marotta Sr. Used by...
Several times throughout the day, the bells from the Camaldolese monastery on the hill rang out across the fields where I worked. The sound was almost...
Jeff Chu “I’ve come to understand how important stories are,” says Jeff Chu. “Stories help us understand the world and point us to what we value.” Chu brings...
“In a divided world, the Holy Spirit teaches us to walk together in unity,” said Pope Leo XIV in his homily for Pentecost. The theme of unity has been one of...
Several years ago, my youngest son decided he wanted to fast during part of Ramadan. He wanted to support his friend, who is Muslim. They both were elementary...
Recently, I came across a portrait by teen artist Betty Shanefelter in the American University/Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers exhibit, The Teen...
