When the road is difficult and you’re tempted to give up SOMETIMES, God’s message can be summarized in two words. Matthew 24:13 “But he who endures to the end will be saved.” Luke 21:19 “By your endurance you will gain your lives.” Romans 5:3 “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering...Continue reading→

The American author Flannery O’Connor was once at a dinner party with other writers, and the topic of the Holy Eucharist came up. Someone said that they thought the Eucharist was a “pretty good symbol.” Here’s how O’Connor responded: I then said, in a very shaky voice, “Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with...Continue reading→

A few years ago, a priest shared his experience of working with young addicts. He would speak at Catholic and public schools to dissuade young people from using drugs. On one of his school visits, this priest was waiting to speak to the younger grades after having given a talk to the middle-schoolers. The principal...Continue reading→

Pope Leo XIV has released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), offering the Church’s response to one of the defining issues of the modern age: artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of digital technology. Drawing inspiration from Pope Leo XIII’s landmark 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIV argues that just as the Church...Continue reading→

While love takes effort, St. Paul reminds us how it is the greatest spiritual gift: If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I am a noisy gong, a clanging cymbal. If I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have the...Continue reading→

Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of a new Vatican commission focused on artificial intelligence, signaling the Church’s growing attention to the ethical and social questions surrounding rapidly advancing technology. The document announcing this decision, signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, explained that the Holy Father...Continue reading→

What is a sacramental? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Sacramentals are sacred signs instituted by the Church. They prepare men to receive the fruit of the sacraments and sanctify different circumstances of life.” (CCC, 1677) Some examples include the sign of the cross, medals, indulgences, scapulars, rosaries, and holy water. Holy water...Continue reading→