St. Clare was an early disciple of St. Francis of Assisi who went on to found a religious community for women, later known as the Order of Poor Clares, based on his rule. This volume beautifully presents her life and her story of faith, with particular attention given to her personal virtues and her fraternal relationship with Francis...
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth,” Pope John Paul II began his 1998 encyclical Fides et Ratio. Yet many Christians cannot adequately explain why they believe as they do...
Catholic apologist Patrick Madrid has assembled here a collection of personal stories of men and women who have come to embrace Catholicism because her teachings on life issues transformed their hearts...
Father Chris Monturo jokes that he celebrated his first Mass when he was six years old. Wearing a purple Washington Redskins poncho for a chasuble, the young Father Monturo could recite almost all the prayers of the Mass from memory...
Though many have heard of the “Protestant work ethic,” Dr. Paul Voss, a renowned leadership speaker and executive coach, presents a Catholic alternative. Voss, 53, president of the Ethikos consulting firm, discussed the “Catholic Work Ethic” as a speaker at the 2018 Legatus Summit.
It's ironic that the most romantic day of the year occurs in one of the least romantic months. I remember as a parish priest, there were few weddings but many funerals during February...
Some 11 percent of U.S. children have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by a healthcare professional, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
When Mark lost his job after 21 years of service to a nonprofit organization, it was a devastating blow for our family. The organization was downsizing and decided to dismantle its in-house print shop, of which he was the manager...
In the beginning, God declared it was not good for man to be alone, so he fashioned from his side a helpmate and an equal. She, Woman, the bone of his bone and the flesh of his flesh, would become his wife, and the two would “become one flesh” (Gen. 2:18-24)...
Recent marriage research offers important insights for spouses and for “remote marriage preparation” for our children. In The Marriage Paradox: Why Emerging Adults Love Marriage Yet Push It Aside, researchers Brian Willoughby and Spencer James of Brigham Young University observe that although most millennials aspire to marriage, they are the least marrying generation to date.
Prioritizing time is critical. Time cannot be recovered. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. Before I converted to Catholicism, I was an Evangelical pastor serving in Southwest Florida. Living in a community with a high percentage of retirees offered me opportunities to hear the life stories of the elderly members of my congregation.
As colorful signs of romantic love appear everywhere during the month of February, it is good to ponder the life and legacy of the man for whom Valentine’s Day is named. The Roman Martyrology (3rd Turin edition, Loreto Publications) includes eight different Valentines. Two are listed on February 14, the first being a Roman priest and martyr, the second being a bishop and martyr in Terni, Italy...
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” is a saying expressing the power of family influence. For three Legate families, both intentional formation and the osmosis of shared lives brought forth a new generation looking very familiar indeed.
Marriage has its moments of joy, love and happiness, and certainly its crosses. Human weakness, tragedy, and everyday stresses of work, finances, and raising children can strain any marriage.
The institution of marriage is under attack today, perhaps more than at any other time in history. In a 2015 address, Pope Francis said the family “as God wants it, composed of a man and a woman for the good of the spouses and also the generation and education of children, is deformed by powerful contrary projects supported by ideological colonization.”
Today only 25 percent of those identifying as “Catholic” marry sacramentally in the Catholic Church. And within that segment, many don’t attend Mass, catechize their own children, or embrace spiritual order...
The start of the year typically focuses on resolutions and bettering oneself. For Catholics, resolving to do and be better is a process that we face often...