1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (673+ words) If you Google the ancient nickname for the Church, “Peter’s Barque,” the search engine no longer takes you first to explanations of Peter and his boat symbolizing the Church. Now it gets you an apostolate producing catchy Catholic catechetical songs…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (184+ words) Two tiny silver scrolls discovered in a Jerusalem burial cave in 1979 preserve the oldest surviving biblical text — predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 400 years. Source: By Unknown author - Edited version of an image of the Kettef Hinnom scrolls, Public Domain…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (296+ words) In 1943, an Italian laywoman named Chiara Lubich founded a group that is known today worldwide as the "Focolare Movement." One of many ecclesial movements, the particular aim of Focolare is to foster unity -- across religions or in other areas of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (580+ words) Credit: Rido | Shutterstock If you’ve been feeling depleted, Liv Harrison's wildly fun Genius conference for Catholic women might be just what you need. Women are so often “doing for others” as caregivers, and it’s less frequent that they get a…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (471+ words) In Canada, chaplains and all members of the military are now banned from talking about God at mandatory public events. Bishop says rule is opposite of neutrality. Since 2019, Canada’s Quebec province has banned public sector employees in positions of authority…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (348+ words) Credit: Andreas SOLARO / AFP The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has issued its sharpest condemnation yet of violence that is killing Nigerians of all faiths. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria issued an urgent statement on August 27 condemning two separate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (499+ words) Credit: Courtesy of the author The film is back to remind us what passion and purpose really are. Fast forward seven years and I’m 17, finally watching The Passion of the Christ at a youth group retreat, for the first time....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) A simple do-it-yourself approach can make it happen, and no, you don't have to be a Scripture scholar! “In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet his children, and talks with them.” [Catechism of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (634+ words) New Hallow data shows increased interest in Catholicism across the country. The number of college students entering the Catholic Church is on the rise, according to a new study conducted by Hallow. Their data supports the many stories being reported…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Credit: Drazen Zigic | Shutterstock Hallow, the mega-popular Catholic prayer app that recently topped Apple’s charts, announced a new prayer series just for university students. Hallow collaborated with the Franciscan University of Steubenville to put together the series, called The Good…...