The Brown Scapular that was given to St. Simon Stock affirmed his mission to spread the Carmelite spirituality throughout the Church. It was the encouragement he needed. St. Simon Stock preached the ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, July 16, 2025, which is the Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 15 Daily Gospel, July 14 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, ...

If we imagine ourselves as satisfying a God who will “give us” things only if we do the “right things,” then our relationship with God becomes less a friendship and more a chore.

Nonetheless, I hope my recent writing on sleep has not lulled you to sleep, but instead has caused you to think about this ...

As Iowa Christian faith leaders are preparing for the impact President Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill act” will have on ...

Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of the Holy Land, reflects on his nine years in office and proposed a ...

If the church becomes tainted with blatant partisan politics, the church will look like the world with polarizing division,” ...

After the Big Beautiful Bill was passed, Rev. Runholt felt sadness and grief as most of the bill goes against teachings of ...

Q: Cardinal Zuppi, Pope Leo expressed appreciation for the 'schools of peace' initiative, an experience that already belongs ...

Church member John Kunich spent decades writing “Marva!" — a musical that tells the real-life story of teacher Marva Collins ...

Your faith has saved you!” Again and again in accounts of Jesus’ ministry, the evangelists emphasize the role of faith in the ...

A 2022 lawsuit from Republicans including former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) — now the vice president — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate key campaign finance laws, claiming they restrict ...