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Pope Francis and the Hidden Path to Holiness
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
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), marriage is a sacrament, and โthe grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their...
Brother Joseph of Molokai
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
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...