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"She's able to see our pain," said Patrick O'Hearn of Our Lady. Patrick is a devout Catholic, husband and father. He is an author, literary consultant, speaker and a freelance editor. He spent close to three years in a Benedictine Monastery before discerning the call to marriage. He graduated with a master's in education from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a bachelor's in marketing from...

"A lot of people don't want to accept that there's a lack of clarity within the Church today," said Anthony Stine, a Catholic convert from agnosticism whose conversion was influenced by G.K. Chesterton, Fulton Sheen, Hilaire Belloc, and St. Philomena. Anthony received a Ph. D. in Public Affairs and Policy in December 2020 and is Political Scientist in methodological approach. He is a married fathe...

"To grow stronger in your faith, it first starts with prayer, the most Holy Rosary, goes into meditation and a deep intimacy with Mary and Jesus. The love of knowing God more, of knowing Mary more, will propel you to learn more about the faith, to spread the faith," said Claire Aalerud, a youth minister in Sugarland, Texas. She has her own YouTube channel called Catholic Rose , has a great devotio...

"The culture assaults good parents and essentially says you're out of touch. Your kid needs to think this way," said Dr. Ray Guarendi, author of the new book "Standing Strong - Good Discipline Makes Great Teens. "The kids look around them and see what their peers are allowed to do and they see all the opportunities they want that mom and dad won't let them have and that brings resentment and resis...

"Marriage is really a decision to love the other, in the sense of putting the other first," said R. Jared Staudt, Catholic father, teacher, writer, speaker and Benedictine oblate dedicated to helping others to experience and embrace the vibrant tradition of Catholic life. "And when you do that, it's fruitful. Marriage is meant to be fruitful and bring us to a deeper sense of who we are in relation...

“The stakes are very high and the choices we have are simple and stark. You’ve got to choose. You can’t maneuver your way in. It’s God or the devil. Light or darkness,” said Regis Martin, Professor of Theology and Faculty Associate with the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He earned a licentiate and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Ponti...

"Holy men and women will often have a clearer vision than the rest of us about our ultimate goal and of the fundamental moral principles that should guide our lives," writes Randall B. Smith, a Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas in his recent article called "Holiness and Prudence" in The Catholic Thing. "These gifts will not, however, always result in prudent d...

"We want quick fixes and The Surrender Novena encourages us to let Jesus take care of it,"said Maria Palma Smith, a certified Catholic life coach and Italian translator who recently finished the transition of Father Don Dolindo, the author of the Surrender Novena, which will be published next year. "We need to surrender our will to God and that's the hardest thing. Father Dolindo did that and show...

"The whole point of love is to lead people to heaven," says Constance T. Hull, wife, mother, homeschooler, and a graduate with an M.A. in Theology with an emphasis in philosophy. "The way I look at it is that love is expressed most perfectly on the cross. Love is crucified so that means we draw people into that reality and we love them enough to love them towards heaven." Hull's desire is to live...

"Much of American culture, especially that in the coastal regions, is no longer set up to accommodate families. In areas with such a high cost of living, there is even greater emphasis on the assumed need to have two incomes," writes Anna Kaladish Reynolds in her recent article in Crisis Magazine, Why Are Americans Having Fewer Children Than They Want . Anna attended the University of Dallas and r...

"We're going through a tough time in the church, in academics and the entire world right now," said Father Ed Broom, OMV, is Associate Pastor of St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and was ordained by Blessed John Paul II on May 25, 1986. Fr Ed's teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio s...

"It's one thing to be lost and know you're lost," said Stephen P. White the Executive Director of The Catholic Project in his newest article about faith and public life called Behold the Sin . "But many people today don't even recognize they are lost and need to heal."  Since 2019, Stephen  has led The Catholic University of America's response to the clergy abuse crisis, focusing on the collaborat...

"For over half of the twentieth century, across nearly half the globe, the Catholic Faith was repressed, restricted, or outright illegal," reports Kristen Van Uden in her upcoming book When the Sickle Swings. "From secret Masses in the prisons of Cuba, to clandestine clergy in the catacombs of Bratislava, to showdowns with Soviet tanks on the streets of Brno, Catholics resisted communist persecuti...

"It is time for honest women to recognize that feminism has not been the boon for women that it has been presented as. To be sure, there have been many advances under feminism, such as laws against sex and pregnancy discrimination, custody laws for mothers and many social and economic opportunities, says Carrie Gress, mother, author, philosopher and teacher. "But to focus on these genuine improvem...

“St. Jerome is best known for compiling the Latin edition of the Bible, called the Vulgate, and rightly so,” said David G. Bonagura, Jr., an adjunct professor of classical languages at St. Joseph's Seminary, New York, and adjunct professor of theology at Catholic Distance University. He serves as Religion Editor of The University Bookman, the flagship publication of the Russell Kirk Center. He is...

"In this day and age, there is a great deal of focus on affirmation, which can be great. But we're not called to provide affirmation to the error in someone's ways," says Dom Cingoranelli, who recently wrote an article for the Catholic Stand called "The Advantage of An Outward Focus." Dom is a Benedictine-educated cradle Catholic—a revert to the faith—and an Oblate of St. Benedict. Recently retire...

"We hope this book will be helpful not only the young girls who have this aspiration to religious life, but also to their families to take away some of the misconceptions about religious life," said Sister Mary Josefa of the Eucharist about the new book that she and the sisters of her community recently wrote called  Brides of Christ  (Sophia Institute Press, 2023). Sister Mary Josefa of the Eucha...

"Saints did not respond to the evil around them, the negativity around them, the sin around them with anger or with anything less than love," says Alec Torres is the co-founder and president of Allo-graph , a writing communications, and design firm. Alec has written for some of the most prominent leaders in the world—including President Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy. Through years in the public...

"Most of us know what we believe as Catholics, but often we're unclear on why we believe it,"  says EWTN's John Martignoni. In his new book Blue Collar Apologetics: How To Explain and Defend Catholic Teaching Using Common Sense, Simple Logic, and the Bible. "At a time when vast numbers of Catholics are slipping away from the Faith, God has tasked you and countless other Catholics with understandin...

"When the medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas addressed the best arguments against God in his masterwork, the Summa Theologica, he listed only two. The first was the problem of evil: How can God — who is perfectly good — exist alongside that which is against Him? His second: Is God really needed to explain the world?" asks Patrick Flynn, author of The Best Argument for God , his newest book. Flynn...

"Deep in every man's heart is a call to live the heroic way, to champion a cause greater than himself," writes Bear Woznick in his new book 12 Rules for Manliness: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone. "The everyday hero goes beyond the ordinary in the little moments of his life and rides high in the saddle as he achieves his principles and dreams." In 12 Rules for Manliness, adventurer Bear lays out a...

"We're in a post-philosophical world," says Fr. Brian Thomas Becket Mullady, OP and author of the new book, The Roots of A Christian Civilization: First Principles of a Just and Ordered Society.  Fr. Mullady entered the Dominican Order in 1966 and has been a parish priest, high school teacher, retreat master, mission preacher and university professor. He has had twelve series on Mother Angelica's...

"During the last decades, sacramentals seem too often to have been marginalized, even though they are supposed to be the daily bread of any priest, as well as of the laity," affirms Fr. Ralph Weimann, author of the new book Sacramentals: Their Meaning and Spiritual Use. Drawing from Scripture and the Tradition of the Church, Fr. Weimann has succeeded in closing this gap by striking a proper balanc...

"There's a long downward slope for children in this country over the last 60 years, starting with the sexual revolution," said John Bursch, senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom. "Kids become objects, mere commodities....and children aren't given the dignity and respect that human beings made in the likeness and image of God are supposed to have an...

"Someone can think they're sitting in a Chapel in silence and Adoration, but still inside their head, they have all kinds of noise," said Fr. Basil Nortz, author of the new book "Holy Silence: A Practical Guide to Recollection in God. "It's important to go through steps to achieve beneficial silence. Fr. Basil Nortz masterfully builds upon the classic reflections of Sr. Marie-Aimée de Jésus, a nin...