In his 2013 apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" ("The Joy of the Gospel"), Pope Francis spoke of his dream for a "missionary option" (No… Read more
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. | When the pandemic forced many people to work from home last spring, business at Al's Shoe Service in Mount Prospect, ou… Read more
Q. I recall some time ago a change in the language of the creed we say at Sunday Mass to make it more inclusive. The new phrases were things l… Read more
APOPKA | Growing up in Upstate New York, Ann Kendrick, a popular sorority girl, went about life without a care in the world busy with school a… Read more
Q. What does it mean when we say in the Apostles' Creed that Jesus "descended into hell"? That statement is not used in the Nicene Creed, whic… Read more
FAIRHOPE, Ala. | After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catho… Read more
BALTIMORE | Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom, th… Read more
The weather on Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2021, was cinematically appropriate for the events transpiring. As I drove down I-95, a cool, m… Read more
Father David Scotchie, pastor of Nativity Parish, Longwood and a Florida Catholic Sunday Word writer, sent this list out to his parishioners. … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH | Brother Leo Fisher goes behind secured and locked doors to minister and brings God’s love and mercy to incarcerated youth. Read more
When one says "Catholic fiction," what comes to mind?Is it a story featuring a Catholic character, say a priest or religious, like G.K. Cheste… Read more
Separation. It is a reality of life that most of us have encountered in some form in 2020. Whether we have been separated from our families, f… Read more
CORAL SPRINGS | You’d think someone with a little brother like St. Peter would have been more prominent. But although Peter went on to become … Read more
NORTH PALM BEACH | Passionist Father Junesh Xavier finished one phase of his life, leaving childhood behind, and as he was about to start a ne… Read more
HIALEAH | Deacon Paul Pierce, a transitional deacon hoping to be ordained a priest as soon as next year, has been on a long, improbable but fa… Read more
VATICAN CITY | The Catholic Church needs to rediscover its maternal heart and the world needs Mary’s motherly guidance so it can become a plac… Read more
DICKSON, TENNESSEE | This is a story about a couple who has prayed through thick and thin receiving help and even a miracle from God with th… Read more
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