That is, what we ought to do is based on what we are. “Thou shalt not kill,” for instance, is based on the real value of human life and the need to preserve it. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” is ...

C.S. Lewis on Pornography and Masturbation In “Mere Christianity” C.S. Lewis identified a factor in the astonishing growth of pornography.

Literature: What every Catholic should know There is a very good reason for every Catholic to know the great works of literature — and that is because the great works of literature help us to know ...

The model New Evangelization bishop Out on the Kansas plains, he was just turning 21 when the Second Vatican Council promulgated its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) and its Decree ...

How We Are Made Pure Inside Life and every daily action come from a heart that has been healed and renewed.

Robert Bresson (1901-1999), acclaimed French film-maker, used Catholicism, his early calling as a painter, and his experiences as a prisoner of war to produce such cinematic masterpieces as Diary of a ...

However, having an understanding of crucifixion helps us understand what Jesus went through on the day of his death. This article is based on various articles written by medical doctors, including a ...

When I gave a talk recently at the Institute of Catholic Culture on the subject of the Second Coming, I was I asked to describe what our resurrected bodies will be like.

Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. St. Thomas More is widely known as “a man for all seasons,” but he is best known for the final season of his life. A ...

Enduring Faith Amid Horror: The Priests of Dachau At the Nazi concentration camp Dachau, three barracks out of thirty were occupied by clergy from 1938 to 1945.

7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael According to legend, the line represents the blow with which St. Michael sent the devil to hell.

Tenebrae, named after the Latin word for darkness, is a unique celebration of the early morning prayers of the Divine Office for the three days of the Easter Triduum.