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Courtney and Kelley Brown, pictured here at their home, are one of three couples featured in Married for Mission.
In her Story of a Soul, St. Thérèse of Lisieux recounts a time when she struggled to understand her vocation within the Church. During prayer, she opened her Bible and read: “But strive for the...
In the delightful classic movie The Bells of St. Mary’s, Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman star as a priest and a religious sister serving at the above-mentioned parish and its school. Ingrid Bergman plays Sr....
It’s February, and for some people, this month symbolizes love. It makes them think of Valentine’s Day or maybe, the coming of Lent… or just taking time away to someplace warmer. For me, when the...
When I met my husband, there was something fantastically different about him. I was surrounded by faithful friends, each unreservedly devout, but Andrew’s closeness with Christ was contagious. While we dated long-distance, I went from...
History Behind the Name When Bernadette Soubirous, a poor peasant girl from the town of Lourdes near the French Pyrenees, first reported that a beautiful “small young lady” appeared to her at a cave in...
It’s surprising how often the smallest objects hold the heaviest stories. A small metal pyx once moved through the world, carried urgently toward someone in need. Now it sits motionless in the Archives, cool and...
God is real. You know how I know? Because the Catholic Church still exists. Think about it: the visible Church of God was founded (Mt 16:18) almost 2,000 years ago upon a volatile fisherman from...
I sometimes hear about Catholics who seek an annulment so they can remarry in the Church. Could you explain the process and its importance? When a Catholic couple gets a divorce, they often believe they...
In the 33rd and final canto of Dante’s epic 14th century poem, Paradiso, St. Bernard guides Dante to the destination of his pilgrimage, where he achieves the Beatific Vision. Dante describes his final ascent to...
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” For Part One click here We have been following Pope St. John Paul II’s meditations on...
Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see … Make us your living voice … Make...
A good romantic comedy not only has you laughing, it also says something edifying about human relationships. It should reach beyond the low-hanging fruit of vulgar bedroom jokes to instead amuse us with the love-struck...
A Very Little Office of Compline: Night Prayer for Children By Bo Bonner. Tan Books. 40 pages. $14.95 “Then Vespers lights the lamps of praise / and Compline rests our pilgrim days. / Seven-a-Day I...
Marriage is a journey of love, faith, and grace. Across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Catholic couples have been discovering that the true beauty of marriage lies in more than companionship: it is a living sacrament,...
Within the long history of slavery and racism in the United States, there are thousands of rarely told stories. One such story is that of the Randolph Freedpeople. Thanks to an exhibit hosted by the...
Bobby Kenney III had a chaotic upbringing, and he went looking for love in all the wrong places. This lifestyle landed him in many difficult situations and, eventually, prison. God’s love and mercy knows no...
A lone little shoe with the sock still inside stands encased in a glass cube as evidence of the Nazi’s cruelty and inhumanity. It is one of the 500 artifacts and 400 photographs on display...
When Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (CSSMV) launched the Lenten Love in Action campaign in 2023, their goal was simple: celebrate the good already happening in our neighborhoods and inspire even more of...
Sacred music holds a central place in Catholic worship. An integral element of the liturgy, it elevates the soul toward God, fosters communal unity, and deepens the faithful’s encounter with divine mysteries. Rooted in Scripture...
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