Simone Rizkallah is host of the "Beyond Rome" podcast which seeks to reconnect Catholics to their roots in the Near East. She is the Director at Philos Catholic.
Why should women study Catholic social teaching? It is perhaps too obvious to note, but the fact remains that without the creation of Eve, or ‘woman,’ humanity would lack a social life entirely! Until Adam “met his match” (Gen.2:23), there was no one to be within an equal...
Want to effectively evangelize? Get uncomfortable. It goes without saying that one of the greatest modern evangelizers is the Ven. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. It is unquestionable that he maintained an unquenchable zeal for souls during his entire priesthood. Here’s what Ven. Sheen wrote in a letter while he...
My priest-boss often says, “a school is only as Catholic as its faculty.” Rare as it is, our school is Catholic because our staff, administration, and teachers are Catholic. We even drink “Biblical beverages” at our lunch meetings–just to seal the deal on the Catholicity. Serving alcohol goes well...
The holiday season is a great reminder for many of us that the promise of peace from the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, has yet to be fulfilled in many of our families. The Holy Family had circumstances beyond their control–namely, the attempted murder of the Christ Child–that...
The holiday season is an especially tempting time to liken God to Santa Claus. But God is not Santa Claus. Neither is he a system to be manipulated with just the right formula. God is personal, and prayer is about cultivating a relationship with Him. However, all relationships require some...
Every teacher or person who knows a teacher understands that this profession is not for the faint of heart. Especially as teachers approach the end of the semester, “You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout I’m telling you why…” Final exams will happen anyway....
