Holy Week: It’s About Time Every minute is precious. Christ knew his end was coming, but as for us: who knows how much of it God will give us?
White Smoke! These events are unforgettable. I thank God for the chance to be present and to witness these events as a future priest. Due to our love for the pope, regardless of who he is, this moment will be with me for the rest of my life.
A Bible for Tweeners Author Interview with Brian Singer-Towns, Editor: Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics
Someone To Look Up To A crystal sun lit up the sky as the roar of fighter planes spread out over the waves. The aircraft carriers behind them had long since faded away under the clouds with the rest of the fleet. Suddenly, a plane pulled from the group and began heading ba
Why Crown Mary? The crowning of Mary's head with a crown as iconographical motif can be traced back to the middle of the 12th century.
Married on a Crucifix Imagine a world without divorce. Imagine families without separation. Imagine no children or hearts torn apart.
What makes a Family? Lily Barreto’s world seemed to crumble upon learning of her unborn child’s terminal illness. During the interval between this sad news and her son’s death, her family discovered the singular importance of a mother’s love in the family.
Pilgrims! Like a fish trying to swim upstream, I fought my way forward. Torrents of people flowed the opposite direction. I wondered if I would ever reach the “concrete shore” on the other side.
Remembering to Ask Do not stress out over a problem that could easily be resolved if you ask for help.
Transcendental Heroes I sighed and put the book down. “Why can’t reality be as exciting as Tolkien?"
Why We Ran Traffic in Rome is never what you might call a fluid affair, but on that occasion the entire city instantaneously became a traffic jam of epic proportions. So everyone began to run...
Nun Says John Paul Cured Her Parkinson’s First appearance in print in English of a French nun’s testimonial regarding a cure she experienced that she attributes to John Paull II.