During Memphis' deadly yellow fever epidemic, a former slave refused to let the Dominican friars face the city's dangerous streets alone.
On this Day and in the weeks ahead, let us set aside a few moments to pause from the frenzy of our daily lives, to savor the profound harmony of which we ourselves are a part.
"As we observe this World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, we are once again invited to contemplate the gift of life and to cherish the earth that sustains it"
The Pope’s September prayer intention invites us to view water as God’s gift and as a right “without borders.” Here are 6 ideas to put it into prayer and practice.
Among the many stories emerging about Dolly Parton, one small habit shows just how easily kindness can travel.
Dolly Parton spent a lifetime giving to others. It turns out she planned one particularly special gift for a generation still to come.
The Pope’s message for September 1 links war and ecological destruction, and calls for a conversion that goes deeper than policy.
The plot next to the Mater Ecclesiae monastery now follows principles of care for creation set out in Laudato Si’.
The martyrs may look physically disfigured and wracked with pain, but they aren’t defeated. Quite the opposite.
Maybe you need a computer spreadsheet or maybe you need a simple pile of books. Whatever your choice, a list of some type helps.
Leaving vacation behind is never easy, but crossing your own front door comes with a few surprisingly delicious consolations.
He shouldn't really work as a TV hero: relentlessly cheerful, terribly earnest, and armed with awful jokes. Yet somehow, Ted Lasso does.
Her image seems to contrast with our experience of what the passing of the years does to us. ... What do we have in common with the beautiful young woman depicted on the altarpieces of our churches?
After just one year on the job, a teenage lifeguard faced every rescuer's worst nightmare — and answered the call.
The rock legend and a group of young Catholics remembered the same qualities in the Oscar-winning Irish musician.
A kid spending the night at his older brother's first apartment had to grapple with some hard lessons -- but they turned out to be the start of something much better.
The World Cup ended with drama, but three quiet moments of faith, gratitude, and unity stole the show.
