by Stephanie Barker | May 31, 2024 | Church, Prayer, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
Blessing of Suffering: Suffering is a silent companion, but could it be a blessing? Suffering is woven into the fabric of our faith, thus it quietly shapes our journey towards redemption. From the anguish of Christ’s crucifixion to the trials of saints and...
by Tom Ponchak | Mar 15, 2018 | Family Life, Health, Marriage, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae (On Human Life), the landmark document that upheld the Catholic Church’s rejection of artificial contraception as immoral. As modern papal documents go, Humanae Vitae is light...
by Cloe Ellwood | Nov 9, 2017 | Family Life, Health, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Human beings have always been fascinated by nature. Since we first started painting on cave walls, we’ve seen the beauty and wonder of the world around us, and we’ve wanted to understand it, tame it, take it in. We are curious creatures. After all, you don’t see a...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Dec 7, 2016 | Church, Society, Spirituality
In Advent, while we think back to 2,000+ years ago when our Savior was born, we also think ahead to our future. We turn our gaze to the second coming of Christ, to our mortality, and to the judgment day after our death. Human beings are so unique – a combination of...
