'The Midnight Ride of Faith'Leah Ramsdell
When my oldest son, now a high school graduate, was in second and third grade, he was obsessed with the American Revolution. He watched a lot of episodes of "Liberty's Children," asked a lot of questions ...
The blessings that are our limitationsGreg Erlandson
Any of us who has ever suffered a grievous loss, a terrible illness, a physical or mental handicap that consumes us, knows the pain of such loss. Why did my brother have to die? Why do I have this disease ...
Summer can be hardest for homeless studentsMichael Reardon
The room is hot, the clock is ticking, the teachers are ready, the students are ready, and then it happens -- the final bell of the school year rings. A collective cheer erupts throughout the building, ...
28th National Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, June 1926Savannah Miller
On June 20, 1926, Chicago hosted the 28th International Eucharistic Congress. The first International Eucharistic Congress was held in Lille, France, on June 21, 1881, by Msgr. Louis Gaston de Segur at ...
The heart of the matterMichael R. Heinlein
On June 11, the United States bishops undertook the long-anticipated consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ahead of the Mass at which the consecration took place, three American archbishops ...
Dream and be encouraged! Your God-given gifts are still there!Elizabeth Scalia
In this season, we spend a lot of time congratulating others on their graduations, or their upcoming jobs or their new marriages. That's all lovely, but there are times when, while genuinely glad for ...
Scripture Reflection for June 21, 2026, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Jer 20:10-13 Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 Rom 5:12-15 Mt 10:26-33 Are you really ready for this? The apostles must have been asking that question when Jesus gathered them together, "gave them authority ...
The life and conversion of Father Virgil BarberRebecca Maitland
On June 19, 1823, the cornerstone was laid for what would become St. Mary's Church in Claremont, New Hampshire, the first Catholic Church in the state. Erected by Father Virgil Barber, SJ, the church ...
Pope Leo's first encyclicalMichael R. Heinlein
It can be easy for Catholics to lose sight of the forest for the trees. Sometimes we can lose sight of the bigger global picture, get distracted from what matters most for humanity, even give into the ...
Scripture Reflection for June 7, 2026, Solemnity of Corpus ChristiDeacon Greg Kandra
Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58 This is it. This Sunday marks the last of the big springtime Sunday feasts -- a final punctuation mark after the Easter ...
