Author: Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley serves as a Digital Media Producer at Relevant Radio®. She is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she studied journalism, and she has worked in Catholic radio for 12 years. Stephanie is a wife, a mother of three boys, and in her free time she enjoys reading, running, and really good coffee. You can find more of Stephanie’s writing at relevantradio.com and on the free Relevant Radio mobile app.

Connecting with the Communion of Saints

November 1, 2020October 27, 2020 Articles

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, also known as All Saints Day, in which we celebrate and honor the communion of saints in heaven and ask for their intercession. In the Creed we proclaim our belief in the communion of saints, and it is truly a treasure of the Church. Archbishop Bernard Hebda […]

The Parts of Halloween Worth Celebrating

October 30, 2020October 28, 2020 Articles

Around the end of October, the Relevant Radio® hosts get lots of calls about if or how to celebrate Halloween as Catholics. And while some people in our society do take Halloween as an opportunity to glorify the gruesome and the occult, simple things like trick-or-treating at Halloween are harmless fun. In fact, Greg Erlandson, […]

Making Gen Z a Pro-Life Generation

October 27, 2020October 23, 2020 Articles

Here’s a wild fact: the oldest Millennials are nearly 40. Though Millennials have long been synonymous with young people, the fact is that even the youngest Millennials are well into adulthood by now. As someone smack in the middle of the Millennial generation, I can offer you my gray hairs as proof. So as we […]

The Legacy of St. John Paul II

October 22, 2020October 21, 2020 Articles

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. John Paul II, and it’s a great time to pause and look back at the life and legacy of this modern-day saint. Even though he died just 15 years ago, his legacy is already apparent, and we can still see the seeds he planted during his pontificate […]

How to Have a Spiritually Safe (and Fun!) Halloween

October 20, 2020October 19, 2020 Articles

With less than two weeks until Halloween, some Catholic families are feeling torn about how to celebrate – or if they should celebrate at all. Some feel that participating in something that glamorizes the grotesque or opens up avenues to the occult goes against their values. Other families feel that Halloween is just good fun, […]

The Catholic Spirituality of Autumn

October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 Articles

What are your feelings about Fall? Are you like Anne Shirley and so glad to live in a world where there are Octobers? Or do you view it as a fearful herald of the rapidly approaching winter? No matter if you love autumn or dread it, there is a beauty and significance to the changing […]

A Catholic Approach to Social Media

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Articles

How much time do you spend on social media? Maybe it’s very little or maybe it’s more than you’d like to admit. But no matter how much time you spend, the way you interact on social media matters. It can be a great tool and a blessing to your life, or it can be used […]

Is Sage Burning Compatible with Catholicism?

October 13, 2020October 16, 2020 Articles

As Catholics we believe in both material and spiritual realities. Maybe you had your house blessed, or keep holy water in a font by your door to keep any unwelcome spiritual guests out. Even those who are not Catholic have a desire to cleanse their home on a spiritual level, which is why sage burning […]

Should Catholics Watch Horror Movies?

October 12, 2020August 25, 2022 Articles, Entertainment

With Halloween coming up at the end of the month, TV networks and streaming channels are releasing a host of horror movies to add some spookiness to the season. While many people love the thrill of scary stories, are horror movies something that Catholics should be watching? JP Nunez, a self-described theology nerd and lover […]

What is Necessary for Salvation?

October 11, 2020October 16, 2020 Articles

In the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus tells His disciples that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God, his disciples ask, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus responds, “For human beings it is impossible. But for God […]

‘PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton’ Brings the Rosary Priest to the Big Screen

October 9, 2020July 28, 2021 Articles

Have you ever heard the phrase, “The family that prays together stays together”? That phrase was coined by Father Patrick Peyton, a priest with a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother, who made it his mission to inspire people around the world to pray the Rosary. His life was filled with many incredible, often-unexpected events, […]

How to Be a Better Person

October 8, 2020October 7, 2020 Articles

St. Rose of Lima said, “Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.” Well, 2020 has given us plenty of struggle, and plenty of opportunities to grow in grace. Do you find that the last year has made you a […]

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