One of the great surprises of the late 20th century was that the totalitarian, atheistic U.S.S.R. fell without a war, and that the very Catholic Church the communists hated so much played such a big role. Lithuania’s famous Hill of Crosses is a symbol of that...
Before I get started, here are my credentials: * I am 46 years old. * I have been married for 25 years. * We have 7 children, aged 21 down to 4. * I have been homeschooling since 1999. * We have 2 sons that have graduated from a course of study acceptable to our...
This article originally appeared on Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s blog “Standing on My Head,” and is reprinted with permission. Visit his website, browse his books, and be in touch at dwightlongenecker.com. The call came in through our parish answering service: “Err, I don’t know if you can help...
“I prayed the St. Michael prayer while moving into the toughest missions I faced,” Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. said in his acceptance speech for the Medal of Honor, “and it does start by saying ‘St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our...
After a recent attack at a Missionaries of Charity convent in Yemen claimed the lives of four of the sisters there, the bishop overseeing the area said he has no doubt they died as martyrs. “For me there is no doubt that the sisters have been victims of hatred – hatred...
It is sometimes said that Confirmation is a sacrament in search of a theology. It is indeed true that most Catholics could probably give at least a decent account of the significance of Baptism, Eucharist, Confession, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and the Anointing of the Sick, but they might balk when...
