To Take Care of Each Other
St. Francis Xavier In this poignant essay for CNN, Kerry Egan, a hospice “chaplain”, reveals the truth about those everyday people who care for their dying family members. Kinfolk is a magazine that promotes...
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Do Penance or Perish
From the May 1999 issue of The Angelus, we have a reprint of an article on the spirituality of Padre Pio which includes some powerful quotes from him on the New Mass and the...
Over the River and Through the Woods
The Miraculous Medal Squanto was a Catholic. Need a quick refresher or an introductory outline on the Catholic significance of Thanksgiving? Check out Dr. Taylor Marshall’s “6 Interesting Catholic Thanksgiving Facts You Need to...
Sing a Song of Joy
St. Peter of Alexandria FPR’s Jason Peters turns the big 5-0 and regales us with the small pleasures of his day, including a father-son trip to the local diner for breakfast and the prospect...
The Ties That Bind
St. Catherine of Alexandria The Baltimore Sun reports on communities looking out for the common good by providing top-quality internet service in order to foster job creation, even when it’s not profitable. Take notes...
All Francis Friday
St. Cecilia Fr. Cekada discerns six key points in Francis’ tenure that remain despite the ebb and flow of all the posturing. Just in case you didn’t know, “Pope Francis’ Popularity Grows”, asserts CNN. ...
Dying Towns and Looking Underground
The Presentation of Our Lady American small towns have been on life support since the end of WWII. The development of factory farming by giant corporations played a big role in their demise, but...
In the Beginning was the Word
St. Edmund the Martyr Word Woe: Oxford Dictionaries names “selfie” the word of the year, says Salon. Surely its rise to fame must be in proportion to the decrease in the prayerful aspiration, “Jesus.” ...
Come, Happy December
Join Fr. Richard G. Cipolla in drawing the curtain closed on this liturgical year in this sermon for the last Sunday after Pentecost, brought to you by Rorate Caeli. In this Imaginative Conservative essay,...
When Men Lead, Women Are Best Cared For
St. Odo of Cluny Birth Without Fear’s “Mothering the Mother: 40 Days of Rest,” exposes the toll that the collapse of our culture has taken on birthing moms, from the medicalization of delivery to the...
