The arrival of the annual Solemnity of Corpus Christi — the most holy Body and Blood of Christ—impresses upon us the ...

A. The word Penance has other meanings. It means also those punishments we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for our past sins; it means likewise that disposition of the heart in which ...

Is that blood?” my bride asked as we bicycled past red spots on the pavement. Last April, we were riding up a mountain pass ...

ON May 31, the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Saint Elizabeth and last day of the month dedicated to Mary, Marian devotee and multi-awarded film and television ...

The call to the vocation of a hermit is a rare one, but a call that is very much alive in the Catholic Church. One diocesan ...

Regarding the questions posed at the beginning of the essay, the teachings and examples set by the Essene community had a ...

Officials with Orthodox Churches in the United States have filed a lawsuit against a Washington state measure requiring ...

Supporters saw the Mütter’s preserved fetuses, skulls, and “Soap Lady” as a celebration of human difference. New management ...

The story is told about a husband who told the doctor at the intensive care unit: “Please save my wife. She is only 30...” ...

Discover the significance of Vat Purnima Vrat, a Hindu festival celebrated by married women for their husbands' long life.

More than 19,000 young Catholics from around the world joined this year’s traditional pilgrimage — a beacon of hope for ...

In a letter dated 1 October 1940, Helene M wrote to her father from an asylum in the southern German town of Stetten (1). An ...