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Too busy to pray? Here are some ideas on when to pray

Modern life can be busy, as everything moves at the speed of light, and often you get punished if you don’t organize your life in a way to keep up with the demands. Raising a family can be especially hectic, as children need to keep up with homework and attend a variety of sports practices Read More…

Too busy to pray? Here are some ideas on when to pray

8 Ways Catholic bosses can imitate St. Joseph

May 1 is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Jesus’ father on earth is one of the most beloved saints and an inspiration in public, professional, and private life. In particular, on this feast, we can consider how he might inspire Catholic CEOs in their daily management tasks. A management style is built from Read More…

8 Ways Catholic bosses can imitate St. Joseph

Find your “Hail Mary” focus: How sports build a prayerful mind

Juggling faith, family, work, and health can sometimes feel like a four-ring circus, especially when our focus is thinner than a butterfly’s wing. The many distractions we are bombarded with on a daily basis make it really hard to concentrate on one thing at a time. Have you ever been in the middle of prayer Read More…

Find your “Hail Mary” focus: How sports build a prayerful mind

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that the doctors caught the cancer early enough, and that the treatments worked. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly/Screenshot Denver Newsroom, Apr 24, 2024 / 07:15 am (CNA). In an exc... [...]

Vatican names 5th Filipino bishop in US

Another Filipino priest will be taking up greater duties in the US, as Pope Francis has named Father Reynaldo Bersabal as an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento, California, serving under Bishop Jaime Soto. Bishop-elect Bersabal will become the fifth US prelate who is a native of the Philippines, after Auxiliary Bishop Efren Esmilla was installed in Read More…

Vatican names 5th Filipino bishop in US

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M. / Credit: Courtesy of St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Texas A&M Boston, Mass., Apr 24, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Zack Short was kneeling during ador... [...]

South Korean parliament is most Catholic in history

Recent elections held in South Korea have installed the highest percentage of Catholics in positions of leadership ever. Hailing from both the ruling and opposition parties, it seems that many Koreans who hold different political leanings are still willing to unify over their religious beliefs.  According to UCA News, the April 10 elections saw 53 Read More…

South Korean parliament is most Catholic in history

From poor brides in jewels to St. Mark’s feast, Venice festivities are fascinating

From the 9th century onward, every February 2 — the feast day of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple — a celebration was held to bless future married couples. The 12 poorest brides-to-be were chosen and dressed lavishly in jewels belonging to the parishes and wealthy families of Venice. However, in 973, pirates kidnapped Read More…

From poor brides in jewels to St. Mark’s feast, Venice festivities are fascinating

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college... [...]

The Bomb and the American Barbarian

No faithful Catholic could look at the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and be proud of that decision.