Another diocese in the United States announced widespread parish closings and consolidations. They are just the latest in a long line of other dioceses doing the same thing. This is, of course, a painful process. The reason a parish closes is practical: there aren’t enough people attending to support...
Florida State University’s Catholic Student Union and St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Tallahassee, FL have teamed up for an innovative way to reach college students with the faith: simply having a priest available to talk about anything on a bench on campus. Here’s what it looks like:...
The Church is crystal clear that there are “no limits to the mercy of God.” (CCC 1864) Jesus Christ died for everyone’s sins, and anyone who repents of his sins and follows Christ can receive forgiveness and new life. So then why does Jesus say in the Gospels that...
“When my body was thrown to the well, I saw that my soul was going into the hell through a terrible darkness. I was badly desired to get a drop of water for my deep thirst. I knew my soul was wandering not for the earthly water, but for the...
Naeem Fazal was born and raised in Kuwait in a Muslim family. After the first Gulf War, his family emigrated to the US, where he was exposed to Christianity for the first time. Then, while in college, Jesus mystically entered his life: “I had a supernatural interaction one night in...
Why did Christ establish one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church? Why did the eternal Son of God become incarnate of the Virgin Mary, call the Twelve, establish them on the rock that is Peter, give them the power to proclaim his Kingdom and even to absolve sins, and empower them...
