Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI shares a summer reading suggestion: relax with Scripture, and explore books of the Bible that you've never read before.
Read More »How to Find Peace with God in ‘The Imitation of Christ’
Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian opens up the Imitation of Christ and shows how peace with God can be found, if we are prepared to be still.
Read More »How I can Cultivate Peace with Family & Friends – The Rule of St Benedict for Everyone
Everyone struggles to maintain peace with family or friends. This guide is inspired by the Rule of St Benedict, and part 2 of a 3-part series..
Read More »How I can Cultivate Peace in Myself – The Rule of St Benedict for Everyone
To feel lost, to imagine oneself nothing, to feel homeless, or to feel powerless at the hands of Fortune robs a person of peace.
Read More »5 Ways to Spiritually Prepare for the New School Year
by Debbie Gaudino | September is nearly upon us and for most homeschooling families that means a return to the regular school year routines.
Read More »Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness: 15 Catholic Reflections on Inalienable Truths
by John Clark | As we Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, here are Catholics statements on these inalienable...
Read More »A Return From Exile: 10 Papal Statements on Education & The Rights of Parents
by John Clark | History may remember it as one of the strongest papal statements regarding the rights of parents in education...
Read More »The Essence of Hospitality: Baucis & Philemon’s Miraculous Pitcher
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 'A Wonder Book' portrays this elderly couple as the essence of hospitality in a story entitled “The Miraculous Pitcher.”
Read More »St Athanasius’ Book Challenge: The 20 Books My Son and I will Read this Summer
By John and Athanasius Clark After he had taken his last college exam of the year, my son Athan (Athanasius) mentioned to me that he wanted to create a summer ...
Read More »‘Saints for July’ Crossword
Download this ‘Saints for July’ Crossword! A fun activity to challenge your knowledge of facts and trivia. For all ages! Answer these questions: Bl. Junipero ___ baptized and confirmed many ...
Read More »Ten Books That Changed My Life (And Might Change Yours) Part II
I was asked to write an essay about the book that had most changed my life. This book was my answer. Relating the account of Denton’s ordeal as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for nearly eight years, it is clear that his struggle to practice his faith and keep his sanity during this time were beyond heroic.
Read More »Graduation Speech 2013: Hope Sets the Christian Apart
On a graduation day, it is fitting that you graduates and your families reflect on the past. Parents, now that you have brought your child safely to the end of ...
Read More »Education and the Culture of Life
Education and the promotion of a culture of life is of fundamental urgency in the face of the diffusion of a mentality which offends the dignity of the person and ...
Read More »Education in the Faith
It is no exaggeration to say that providing young people with a sound education in the faith represents the most urgent internal challenge facing the Catholic community in your country. ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI Urbi et Orbi Message
May the jubilant voice of the Church reach all of you with the words which the ancient hymn puts on the lips of MaryMagdalene, the first to encounter the risen ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI to American Bishops
As Blessed John Paul II observed, the future of humanity passes by way of the family (cf. Familiaris Consortio, 85). Indeed, “the good that the Church and society as a ...
Read More »World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The source of every perfect gift is God who is Love – Deus caritas est: “Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him” (1 Jn 4:16). Sacred ...
Read More »Pope Benedict to the U.S. Bishops
One of the most memorable aspects of my Pastoral Visit to the United States was the opportunity it afforded me to reflect on America’s historical experience of religious freedom, and ...
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI on Marriage and Family
How is it possible to communicate the beauty of marriage to the people of today? Today, to many young people and even to some who are not so young, definitiveness ...
Read More »The Father’s Role
As a home-schooling father of eight children, I have been asked to do a regular column on Catholic fatherhood in this newsletter, and specifically, Catholic fatherhood in the home schooling ...
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