In late September, Bishop Richard F. Stika of the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, ordained Ken Conklin to the order of the diaconate nine months ahead of his classmates. Deacon Conklin, whose health has deteriorated because ...
In one of a series of articles exploring how priests, deacons, and men and women religious are living out the corporal works of mercy, writer Paul Senz profiles two communities who, as part of their ...
In a new feature for Our Sunday Visitor, Paul Senz introduces readers to a Catholic gem located in Portland, Oregon: the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother. Also known as The Grotto, this shrine to ...
Franciscan spirituality and traditions are part of campus life at a number of schools around the United States, including Quincy University in Illinois, the University of St. Francis in Indiana, and the Franciscan School of ...
The founders of a Catholic college or university typically choose a certain saint as the school’s patron because they were inspired by that saint’s life and teachings, their writings, their example, and want campus life ...
Seeing an increase in violence, drug abuse, poverty and homelessness across Baltimore, Father James Boric, rector of the city’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore — ...
The technological developments of the last half-century have provided new and spectacular opportunities for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Men and women who have dedicated their lives to Christ have a particular voice and ...
Parishes today are facing a number of growing challenges — from declining Mass attendance and participation in religious education, to financial struggles and aging infrastructure. But across the country, Catholic colleges and universities are doing ...
The Church’s social teaching, guided by the Gospel and centuries of Christian thought and refined by modern popes and Church scholars, plays a crucial role in the way parishes operate and serve their wider communities. ...
Easter of 2020 was like no other in living memory. Churches across the nation, and across the world, were practically empty as the great throngs of people that typically crowd places of worship on that ...
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