A Christmas I Will Never Forget
COMMENTARY: A Polish Christmas Eve tradition, kept year after year, came to life in a way none of us expected.
COMMENTARY: A Polish Christmas Eve tradition, kept year after year, came to life in a way none of us expected.
COMMENTARY: America’s tax structure has given rise to a Catholic infrastructure that is unparalleled in world history. We should lean into it — here are three ways to do so.
COMMENTARY: From Aristotle to Aelred, the greatest thinkers have taught that friendship shapes the soul — preparing us for joy in this life and communion with God.
As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Leo XIV blessed keys for new homes in 13 countries, including the Sydney apartment given to a pregnant mother in crisis.
COMMENTARY: In a humble corner of America, two Polish immigrants showed that the greatest treasures are often found in unseen acts of love and gratitude.
‘The Church is fully the bride of the Lord,’ says the Holy Father, ‘only when she is the sister of the poor.’
In a secular age, it’s not enough to know the faith — Catholics must live it visibly, sacrificially, and for the good of others
COMMENTARY: He was the kind of friend who showed up when I needed him most — and stayed with me, even after he was gone.
COMMENTARY: Rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV brings a communal and missionary spirit to the papacy — shaped by a lifelong formation in Augustinian life.
COMMENTARY: Their lives were shaped by exile, war and hardship — but what endured was a friendship that taught a young boy what human dignity really means.
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