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Guido Greganti, “Pope John Paul II,” 1983, Chiesa dei Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi, Rome

John Paul II Embodied the Heroism of Christian Holiness

COMMENTARY: Let us heed the great pope’s oft-repeated words, “Be not afraid!” and with courage respond to his witness and intercession to make fully practical this call to holiness he spent his pontificate echoing and enfleshing throughout the world.

Msgr. Roger Landry Commentaries April 1, 2025

We have two ways to respond to sin’s very effective capacity for making us stupid.

Sin Makes You Stupid — Lent Makes You Smart

COMMENTARY: The Catholic life of repentance, as focused on the season of Lent, provides a path to being smarter and better.

David Mills Commentaries March 13, 2025

Pope St. John Paul II blesses an Olympic torch in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandofo on July 19, 2003, during an audience holds to present university games put on by Rome’s La Sapienza University.

Beyond the Games: How Sports Can Help Kindle the Flame of Holiness

Faith in Christ reveals that all things, including sports, are meant to be united to Christ and find their fulfillment only in him.

Matthew Anderson Blogs July 26, 2024

Central to the charism of St. Josemaría Esrivá de Balaguer was his insistence that all Christians are called to aim for holiness in their ordinary lives, especially through their everyday work.

Opus Dei Founder St. Josemaría Escrivá: You Can Be a Saint Doing Your Ordinary Job

Opus Dei’s purpose lies in promoting sanctification in the midst of ordinary life, particularly through work.

Aci Prensa/CNA News June 26, 2024

L to R: Sister Madeleva Wolff, Dorothy Day and Rose Hawthorne

Saint Wannabes: Catholic Higher Education and the Pursuit of Holiness

Saints don’t have to found activist movements, start religious orders, or run colleges. They can also become saints by getting the kids to soccer practice, making dinner and reading bedtime stories.

Rick Becker Blogs May 23, 2024

Jan Adam Kruseman, “The Wise and the Foolish Virgin,” 1848, Jan Cunen Museum, Oss, The Netherlands

Are You Living a Minimalistic Catholic Life?

‘All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity.’ (Lumen Gentium 40)

Patrick O’Hearn Blogs May 9, 2024

Pope Benedict XVI holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Aug. 30, 2006.

Benedict XVI and the Call to Holiness

The battle between the Holy Ghost and the Zeitgeist is made manifest in the perennial battle between traditional Church teaching and its abandonment to fads and fashion.

Joseph Pearce Blogs February 24, 2024

Blessed Carlo Acutis memorial at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Covent Garden, in the Diocese of Westminster, England

‘The Fruit of Carlo’s Faith’: How the Eucharist Can Change Souls and the World

Interview with Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Sabrina Ferrisi Interviews December 3, 2023

How should the laity approach the synod?

What’s in Play at the Synod on Synodality?

COMMENTARY: Paraphrasing Pope Benedict, there are two synods — that of the media and the actual synod itself.

Pia de Solenni Commentaries October 2, 2023

3 Tasks of the Laity: Grow Holy, Build Up the Church, Sanctify the World

‘The Lord wishes to spread His kingdom also by means of the laity, namely, a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace.’ (Lumen Gentium, 36)

Lily Mills Blogs May 16, 2023

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