Earlier today (Friday), Pope Francis addressed the U.N., something that several of his successors had done before. His remarks were in Spanish (you can watch the video here), but here is a link to his full remarks translated into English. Here are 10 key quotes from his address: 1)...
As you’ve probably heard, Pope Francis spoke to a joint session of Congress on Thursday – the first time a pontiff had ever done so. Here’s a video of the whole occasion (his remarks are introduced at 52:36): While you are certainly encouraged to watch or at least...
August 28th (this Friday) is the feast of the great St. Augustine! In honor of this glorious saint, we would like to share some of our favorite quotes from St. Augustine’s Confessions. This book has made many additional saints. If you haven’t read it tolle lege – take it...
Mother Angelica is probably the most famous religious sister in America: she founded EWTN and her shows were a favorite of Catholic audiences for years. And as anybody who watched her knows, she certainly had a way with words! Here are 18 of her best quotes. [See also: 11 Quotes...
Pope Francis released the second encyclical of his pontificate, Laudato Si, in May of 2015, two years after becoming Pope. The encyclical covers the importance of caring for the environment. I recommend you read the whole thing. But until you don’t have time for that, here are 26 key...
Author of The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century [See also: The Fascinating History of the Ring in the LOTR, Explained] [See also: This Guy Made a Hand-Illuminated Copy of Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion”] Here are 12 great...
