What is the Rosary? How do you pray it?
What is the Rosary, exactly? An infographic detailing the meaning and origin of this prayer, and short guide on how to pray it.
Saint Joseph Didn’t Have a Perfect Plan Either
St. Joseph wasn’t sure where life was taking him, but he trusted and he kept going. On 1 May, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, here’s a reflection on what this patron of the universal Church has to say to anyone figuring out their path.
Big Hearts, Broad Minds
Generosity gives us magnanimous hearts, capable of holding more happiness and reaching out to more people. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Lent is not about switching life off. It's not a dimmer that plunges us into a grey, joyless survival exercise. It's not a season to just endure until Easter arrives. It's the opposite: it's returning to the place where the heart rests, recovering the desire for real joy. It's a time to clear your vision and let the light back in, to live in color.
The Fast Nobody Talks About
Nightingales have to stop and take a breath before they can sing. Lent is like that for us. Do you have the freedom to put your phone down in order to take that breath?
What does the Gospel tell us about Saint Joseph’s freedom?
He barely speaks in the Gospels, but his actions tell the story of a man who packed up in the night, trusted a dream, and built a life in an unknown country with nothing to prove and everything to give.
The Usefulness Trap
"To be useful, serve," Saint Josemaria wrote. What does that mean for Christians who want to make a difference in the world? How do we avoid the danger of perfectionism?
What is freedom, really?
In a do-whatever-you-want kind of culture, we might think that freedom means having no limits. But are you really free if you don’t know what you want?
Happiness isn’t a destination (and other advice you’ll want to hear)
What does it actually take to be happy, and why do so many people get it wrong? Harvard professor Arthur Brooks and psychologist Isabel Rojas share the science, the stories, and the surprisingly simple habits that can change everything in the first episode of “The World is Waiting for Us,” a Youth podcast.
Freedom to Love
Purity is the virtue that protects our capacity to love authentically and completely. It gives us the freedom to see others as God sees them, as persons to cherish. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”