It’s easy to look at great saints and be intimidated. Whether it’s the stories of their personal holiness, their martyrdom, or just that their greatness is so revered, we tend to think it’s out of reach. We think that a deeply intimate, personal relationship with God is...
So the greatest trick of the Devil is convincing people he doesn’t exist? Pope Francis is not impressed. Starting with his very first homily as the bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has regularly reminded believers that the Devil is real, that we must be on guard, and that our...
“The heavens declare the glory of God.” Psalm 19.1 Indeed they do. Below are 31 mind blowing photos of the vast universe God has created, interspersed with quotations from Scripture. Consider spending some time meditating on what these images mean about our human existence, particularly in light of the...
If you’re a regular church attender, you know that there are a few people you see at church often. These are the “regulars.” We all know what it means to be the chronically late person to church–it’s happened to each of us once in a while. But...
Is Amazing Grace the greatest song of all time? With its simple yet sublime melody and lyrics that cut to the heart written by the former slave-trader John Newton, it certainly good be. It’s at least near the top! Here are 21 of the best performances of the classic....
American culture may have become more enlightened and moved beyond such constricting, old-fashioned ideas like sin and hell, but God hasn’t. Sin is still serious, hell still exists, and sinners still go there. Or as St. Paul put it, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit...
