An individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several reasons: for example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday), or, as is most common, for the repose of ...

That is, what we ought to do is based on what we are. “Thou shalt not kill,” for instance, is based on the real value of human life and the need to preserve it. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” is ...

Literature: What every Catholic should know There is a very good reason for every Catholic to know the great works of literature — and that is because the great works of literature help us to know ...

John Paul II and the Truth about Freedom The contemporary crisis of freedom is at root a crisis of truth. In our own day, John Paul II has clearly demonstrated the inseparable connection between ...

Introduction to Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear, in a Pandemic Fear is contagious.

However, having an understanding of crucifixion helps us understand what Jesus went through on the day of his death. This article is based on various articles written by medical doctors, including a ...

When I gave a talk recently at the Institute of Catholic Culture on the subject of the Second Coming, I was I asked to describe what our resurrected bodies will be like.

Sex Education: The Vatican’s Guidelines The teaching document issued by the Pontifical Council on the Family, The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family, in ...

Catholic Education Resource CenterKneel vs stand for Communion: the debate again ignites The Catholic Herald The two practices – kneeling vs. standing, and receiving on the tongue vs. in the hand – ...

Art Essay of the Month: Pietà (1497–1499) by Michelangelo (1475–1564) When twenty-three year old Michelangelo Buonarroti arrived in Rome to complete his very first public commission, he was provided ...

The Church played a central if not exclusive role in the establishment and encouragement of the university.

Catholic Founding Fathers – The Carroll Family George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin. Nearly every schoolchild recognizes them as the ...