Fill the Cracks

Susan Hines-Brigger March 9, 2026

Reflect One of my favorite practices is that of Kintsugi–which means “join with gold.” This Japanese art repairs broken objects by filling the cracks or

Inner and Outer Beauty

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 9, 2026

Should a laywoman use artificial beauty aids such as hair coloring, nails, eyelashes, or makeup?

Worship God Alone

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 8, 2026

Francis knew that idolatry was the key sin in the Old Testament.

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Giving Myself as Alms

Colleen Arnold, MD March 8, 2026

When we think of giving alms for Lent, we generally think of giving money. But giving of ourselves can be another way to share.

St. Teresa of Avila: Prayer Coach

Gina Loehr March 7, 2026

St. Teresa of Avila’s prayer life did culminate in the “spiritual rain” of mystical union with Christ.

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Listening as Prayer

Herman Sutter March 7, 2026

The real sacrifice God asks is our attention. You don’t have to pick up your rosary, light a candle, or fall on your knees.

Two people praying together with folded hands.

Our Prayer Partners

Gloria Hutchinson March 6, 2026

For decades, the saints have been my mentors in prayer, faith companions whom the centuries cannot separate, beloved friends.

There is only one Church-approved apparition of Mary in the United States. Our Lady of Champion, in gleaming light among autumnal trees, appeared three times to Adele Brise in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859.

Is the Church the ‘Pillar of Truth’?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 6, 2026

One Catholic evangelist on TV is very fond of describing the Catholic Church as the “pillar of truth.” Doesn’t that make the Catholic Church greater than the Bible? Where in the Bible is the Church described that way?