“To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.” – St. Thomas Aquinas (attrib.) What happens when Catholic kids help Catholic kids? Let me tell you. The other night I was invited by a colleague and friend to attend the annual NET Ministries Annual Catholic Youth Benefit Banquet. NET Ministries, which I was …
A few years ago, Catholic parents were asked why they send their children to Catholic School. Here are their answers, with pictures of children in our Missio...
Joe Simmons, SJ considers 10 reasons he is proud to be American and Catholic in these interesting times.
Why do some Catholic churches have skulls depicted in their statuary or artwork? Why is the symbol of a skull important to Catholics? Read more here.
You probably don't really want to be a Catholic speaker. I am writing this to those who aspire to a career (part-time or full-time) of being a "Catholic speaker". I hope I don't come across as too negative or preachy. My intent is really to shed some life on why there is a desire there and the reality of the Catholic speaking circuit.
Crisis: Chesterton once wrote that “War is not the best way of settling differences—but it is the only way of preventing them from being settled for you.” If the Catholic Church is to continue to teach the timeless truths about the dignity of all human persons from conception to natural deat…
So, as I mentioned in this post, our own “Catholic Thinker”, Tod Worner — following the recent Pew report on diminishing Catholic numbers, and the glee that inspired in some corners — decided to write a post on why he will not be leaving the Catholic church. Tod’s piece reminded me of an older piece …
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John meet to go through 6 essential rules that every man must live to be a true Catholic Gentleman. We go ...
Because the church has long defined marriage as central to lay Catholic identity, Catholic single mothers have sometimes stayed hidden in the shadows.
Well-intentioned Catholic educators have tried to contort Common Core to fit within Catholic schools, but the design and purpose of the s...