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Blessed are the Grateful

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

Gratitude is a real blessing. It acknowledges that the good we have received is not earned by our works, but is a free gift from the giver. We ought to thank God for the gift of life—we didn’t do anything to be born—the gift of our family and friends, teachers, and others who have had […]

Pope Leo XIV Issues Apostolic Letter: “In Unitate Fidei”

November 24, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

As the Church prepares for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming trip to Türkiye, the Holy Father has released a new Apostolic Letter, In unitate fidei, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. Published on the Solemnity of Christ the King, the document offers the faithful a fresh invitation to renew their love […]

Christ the King: a Kingly Anointing

November 23, 2025November 21, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

The Feast of Christ the King is the culmination of the Liturgical Year, reminding us of Christ and his authority, which “is not of this world” (John 18:36). It is an authority that he shares with all Christians, making “us a line of kings, priests to serve his God and Father” (Revelation 1:6). With the […]

Pope Leo Reflects on the Church as God’s Living Construction Site

November 10, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

Celebrating Mass for the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV spoke of the Church as a living construction site, where faith is shaped through humility, patience, and trust in Christ. He urged believers to resist the pressures of the world that demand instant success and to instead embrace the slow […]

Day 4 of Holy Souls Novena: The Apostolic Pardon

November 5, 2025October 22, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

It was to St. Peter that Jesus said, “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Mt. 16:19) Then on the night of his Resurrection, Jesus told the Apostles, “Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven.” (Jn. 20:23) The “Apostolic Pardon” is the special pardoning power […]

Day 3 of Holy Souls Novena: The Last Rites: Anointing of the Sick and the Viaticum

November 4, 2025October 22, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

There is nothing more important in the world than to die in the state of grace. If we die in a state of grace, we win everything because we win heaven; but if we die in a state of unrepented mortal sin, we lose everything forever. That’s why the Church and her ministers, the priests, […]

Can Catholics Attend Invalid Weddings? (The Patrick Madrid Show)

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 Articles, Best of the Week, Catechesis, Patrick's Powerful Moments

When Melissa wrote to The Patrick Madrid Show, her email was simple and direct: she’d been a bridesmaid in two weddings years ago, both involving Catholics who married outside the Church without dispensation. Now that she understands her faith better, she wonders if she sinned by participating. Patrick begins with calm reassurance. “If you didn’t […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e2bdd4bf-d8a7-411a-aef7-b01b0107f93a/dfd79eed-24e0-4f90-b3cc-b38401608a16/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Why Do We Call the Pope “Our Holy Father?” (The Patrick Madrid Show)

October 23, 2025October 27, 2025 Articles, Best of the Week, Catechesis

Image via Fabrizio Maffei / Shutterstock. On The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick takes a call from Jerry in Nashville, who asks a question that many non-Catholics – and even some Catholics – wonder about: “Why do we call the Pope ‘Holy Father’ if he’s just a man like everyone else?” Patrick explains that this title […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e2bdd4bf-d8a7-411a-aef7-b01b0107f93a/20534b10-b576-48ce-b143-b37f013115d9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Is Protestant Baptism Valid in the Eyes of the Catholic Church? (The Inner Life with Patrick Conley)

October 21, 2025October 24, 2025 Articles, Best of the Week, Catechesis

In this episode of The Inner Life, Patrick Conley welcomes Fr. Michael Hartge, Vicar General for the Diocese of Columbus, to unpack one of the most common questions Christians might ask: “Is my baptism valid?” A caller named Matt joins the show from Tennessee. He was baptized in a Baptist church as a child and […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e2bdd4bf-d8a7-411a-aef7-b01b0107f93a/cab991d2-601e-492b-9e4d-b37d0157684f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Why is There Suffering and Evil in the World?

October 21, 2025February 10, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, Father Simon Says

Many people throughout the world who have ceased to pray, to trust in God, or even to believe in Him have cited one particular reason for their departure from the Faith: If God existed and was omnibenevolent, He wouldn’t allow all of this suffering and evil in the world. Why could He allow it? How […]

St. Francis’ Vision

October 19, 2025October 17, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

Behind the main altar [of St. Mary of the Angels Church in Chicago] is a painting depicting the vision that St. Francis had in 1216. After experiencing a strong carnal temptation one night, St. Francis jumped undressed into a thorny bush outside his cell. As he landed in the bush it sprouted beautiful roses without […]

A Pope of Hope (Morning Air)

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Articles, Best of the Week, Catechesis

Image via Riccardo De Luca – Update / Shutterstock. White smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, and the world rejoiced. Habemus Papam! The Church had a new shepherd: Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope. For Catholics across the United States, it was more than a moment in Vatican history. It felt personal. The son […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e2bdd4bf-d8a7-411a-aef7-b01b0107f93a/f75f5e64-04bf-4659-80da-b37201255355/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

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