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When we live by sight for popularity, we put ourselves into prison. With the advent of social media, this prison has become ...

First of three parts TRUST, a five-letter word, is a critical behavior in the daily lives of men. It is an assured reliance ...

Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.’ The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge.” Psalm 46:10-11 As the ...

The weekend of Nov. 27 begins the most dramatic changes seen in the Catholic Mass since those that came as a result of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. It should be clearly said what is ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an ...

Time alone with our Lord is essential to intimacy with him. In addition to daily connection, periodic spiritual retreats can deepen one’s relationship with him tremendously. Most parishes offer Advent ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

As a person who does religion for a living, I am stunned when people think of Trumpism as a religion, or as Christianity itself.

We can hear people and see them, but we can’t really see God or hear him,” says Italia, 9. After Jesus had miraculously fed 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread, he asked his disciples: “Do you ...

In this throwback interview Kamal Hassan spoke to Subhash K Jha about his brilliant film Hey Ram, which is hitting 25 years ...

A deeply dedicated Catholic and mother of 11, Virginia McCaskey was referred to as “The First Lady of the NFL.” ...