Wise Words from Teresa of Avila
Patricia Morrison
October 15, 2025
Perhaps Saint Teresa of Avila’s greatest gift to busy people is the truth that ordinary life and holiness are not in conflict.
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Navigating Distress and Regret
Herman Sutter
October 15, 2025
How many times do we find ourselves haunted by a mistake or a poor choice, wincing at the sting of regret?
Monastery where Carlo Acutis received first Communion in ruins after fire
OSV News
October 15, 2025
A 17th-century monastery in northern Italy where recently canonized St. Carlo Acutis received his first Communion was in ruins after a massive fire ravaged the historic building.
Tell Me about Indulgences
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 15, 2025
What is the basis of the Church’s authority to grant indulgences? Our Lord did not mention indulgences specifically to my knowledge.
Bearing Others Patiently
Kathy Coffey
October 14, 2025
Francis once told a cardinal, “The Lord has told me that he wanted to make a new fool of me.” How many of us would boast that we’re idiots?
Embrace the Rhythm of Prayer
Roch Niemier, OFM
October 14, 2025
The practice of solitude uncovers and heightens that uniqueness, and fraternal life deepens in the respect and support the brothers give to each one’s unique aloneness.
‘Where There Is Darkness, Light’
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 14, 2025
What is your take on situations where Catholics drop their faith and die without receiving the sacraments? Can you say anything to ease my mind?
Finding God In the Now
Patricia Breen McNeil
October 13, 2025
We follow a God who is God of the present. God is always with us in the present moment–be that moment joyful or painful, hard or easy.
Listen Respectfully, Act Lovingly
Leonard Foley, OFM
October 13, 2025
Christianity is spread by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul said, “My message and my proclamation were not with persuasive (words of) wisdom, but with a demonstration of
Is There an Official Catholic Bible?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 13, 2025
Years ago in parochial school, I recall that we were told that the Douay-Rheims version was the only one that we were allowed to read. The teacher even said that reading any “Protestant” Bible, especially the King James Version, was sinful.