
Pope for a Day
Who wants to be “Pope for a Day”? I recall hearing something to the effect that, “There’s no shortage of people who want to be

Who wants to be “Pope for a Day”? I recall hearing something to the effect that, “There’s no shortage of people who want to be

We call Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort a prophet of the last days, though he lived between the latter half of the seventeenth century and the

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others (Mark 10:45). The call to serve is one of the

Easter Octave: Wounded Glory That Heals the World This article continues the meditation begun in “Passiontide: Humanity’s Dignity is Restored.” While Passiontide showed dignity purchased

Everything I am going to reveal to you in this article is true. It happened to me and it changed the very trajectory of my

Passiontide: Humanity’s Dignity is Restored Passiontide—covering the last two weeks of Lent from Passion Sunday (the Fifth Sunday) through Holy Week—is a season modern society

In modern times the Catholic Church has officially been neutral during wars, even during both World Wars. But it has not always been this way.

Called the “20th century doctor of the Church” by Pope Pius XII, the philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand was also an outspoken critic of Adolph Hitler, leading

By Joe Masek February 18, 2026—the day my five-year-old son was diagnosed with brain cancer, the floor dropped out from beneath me. Fear. Helplessness. Grief.

God chose you to bear your cross for the spiritual benefit of your soul and of the souls of others.

(I’ll be back with another Catholic artist interview next month. This month, I’d like to explain a bit about my own concerns regarding social media

Today, in the falling-off-the-cliff 21st century, up is down and down is up, sin is seen as good, and obeying the Bible is seen as medieval and stupid.

It is 9:30 am on a typical Sunday morning at our parish. A few dozen children, aged kindergarten through middle school, have filtered into the

Once again, the world finds itself staring into the familiar glare of war. This time it is a war with Iran. Over the last month,

Did not Christ demonstrate, even as His hour was arriving, the depths of love He possessed for those the Father had given Him? And, did

The Compassion of the Cross Tolerance applies only to persons, but never to truth. Intolerance applies only to truth, but never to persons (Venerable Fulton

For a parent with six small(ish) children, Mass can feel like a rodeo. I’ve got to lasso a bunch of wandering little minds and try

As Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, an ancient and controversial text, the Book of Enoch, offers a startling lens through

I was in Rome, Italy, on March 29, 2026, when, at his very first Palm Sunday Mass, Pope Leo XIV dared to preach words that

He is risen! We are in the midst of celebrating the 50 days of Easter. Whether all Catholics realize it or not, Easter is a

The Catholic Church has long assigned special devotions to each month of the year. April is for honoring the Holy Eucharist. This practice of monthly

A Celebration of the Power of Books Books are like a window onto another world – with each new page, they introduce us to new