As a tall, lanky redhead born and raised in Colorado, 34 year-old Brother David Johnson definitely sticks out in Syria, the Middle Eastern country where he serves with the St. James the Persian Carmelite Monastery in Qara. He originally came as a student to study the language, but decided to...
Remember the 21 Libyan Christians who bravely stood firm in the faith and were beheaded by ISIS terrorists? Sacred artist Nikola Sarić has painted a beautiful icon for the martyrs. Like any good icon, it both reveals the seen and the unseen (e.g. Jesus with the martyrs), and is...
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Back in 2006, then-Pope Benedict XVI and his brother, Fr. Georg Ratzinger, 82, were surprised to learn that their parents, Joseph and Maria, met through a singles ad their father had placed in local Catholic weekly, Liebfraubote. [See also: The Worst Result of the SCOTUS Marriage Decision Won’t Be...
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October 4th is the feast day of the great St. Francis of Assisi! St. Francis of Assisi is one of the Church’s best known and most beloved saints. Our current Holy Father Pope Francis took the name “Francis” after him. But who much do most people know about his...
