God turns disaster into a means for salvation
Jacob’s favourite son was Joseph. His brothers sold him as a slave, and he was taken off to Egypt, where he landed in a prison. Except for God’s intervention, Joseph would have lived the rest of his miserable life in that dungeon.
Christ’s death and resurrection not a myth
The myth argument claims that Christ’s resurrection is a myth like the one about the Greek god Hercules. It’s been around since the French skeptic Voltaire invented it in the 18th century. Because it has been around for so long, there is a long answer to the myth hypothesis. There’s also a short one.
Youngeun (Rosaria) and Junwoong (Alvaro): From Korea to Rome To Be Baptized by the Pope
They met friends who frequent centers of Opus Dei in Korea, and were attracted to the faith little by little. At the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday night, they will be received into the Catholic Church. These are their stories.
Holy Week with Pope Francis (2024)
Homilies from Pope Francis' liturgical celebrations during the Paschal Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday.
"Those who love know how to wait"
In his 27 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about the virtue of patience.
The Pope to UNIV: "We contemplate Christ crucified"
At the end of his catechesis on the virtue of patience, Pope Francis greeted the young people at UNIV, who came to Rome for Holy Week.
"The prudent person is creative"
In his 20 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about the virtue of prudence.
Teen boys and happiness!
Towards the end of 2022, a group of dads to teenage boys met on a Saturday after attending a recollection at Bugala Study Centre in Kampala. The question they set themselves to answer was “What can we do jointly to help our sons grow into men of virtue?” Our answer was a dads-run club for teenage boys.
The best book on St. Joseph ever!
A friend of mine invited me this year to join him in a 33 day consecration to St. Joseph. I'm generally not a fan of such, but because he asked, I decided to try it out. I came to learn he'd actually invited a good number of other friends. Last year he'd done the same with married friends of his, this year he invited those of us who were still single and searching - or "single and free to mingle" as we like to say.
"The human being is made for goodness"
In his 13 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about virtuous action.