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Pope Francis and the Hidden Path to Holiness

Daniel J. Heisey

Five years ago the Catholic Church had a Year of the Priest, and now Pope Francis has declared a Year of Consecrated Life. To mark this year, he has...

A Catholic Case Against Marriage

Daniel J. Heisey

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), marriage is a sacrament, and โ€œthe grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their...

Brother Joseph of Molokai

Daniel J. Heisey

With the recent canonizations of Father Damien of Molokai and Mother Marianne Cope, the time has come to recognize Brother Joseph, who worked with them in that remote leper...

Joyful Evangelization

Daniel J. Heisey

There is an approach to the Christian life that I find particularly tiresome. It is that emphatic cheerfulness in which all must take part, that demand that you will...