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While the Byzantine Catholic Church in America endures as a witness to a lost era, statistics point to its certain demise unless something drastic changes.

As a married Gen-Xer, with kids, who’s been out of the dating world for almost two decades, I wanted to get some insight into how young men are faring in meeting a potential mate. Healthy [...]

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In a recent essay here at CWR, I commented on the significance of Pope Leo’s decision to devote his weekly audiences during this first full year of his pontificate to Vatican II and to a [...]

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During a pastoral visit to a Rome parish, the pope warned against invoking God to justify violence. [...]

There are four great stars in the heavenly constellation of saints from seventeenth-century France. Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a highly respected bishop, writer, and spiritual director. Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1571-1641) was [...]

We are in Lourdes, 1858, and a young girl named Bernadette, age 14 or 15 (she’s not entirely sure), sits before the inspector of Lourdes, defending her claim to have seen aquero (that thing).   This is the opening scene of director Serge Denoncourt and producers Kelsey Grammar and Pierre Ferragu’s production, Bernadette, the Musical, Read More…

Musical ‘Bernadette’ is a luminous wonder of faith

Many dream of walking the famed Camino de Santiago in Spain, but did you know there is a “mini-Camino” here in the U.S.? The annual Walk to Mary in Wisconsin is a fairly new tradition, established just 13 years ago in 2013. But it’s grown in an incredible way — and those who’ve taken part Read More…

Record number of pilgrims expected for “America’s mini-Camino”