By CNA Staff/Catholic News Agency Sir Alec Guinness is one of the most recognizable actors of the 20th century. He is best known for his...

Archbishop Aquila’s prayer intention for May is “for a deep love and respect for mothers and the gift of life they give to their...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Three years ago, Zachary Morgan was working between 80 and 110 hours a week. At the Archdiocese of St. Paul and...

When it comes down to it, forgiveness is much easier said than done. It might be far easier to hold onto a wrong done, to stew and...

Regarding prayer, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton said it best when she said: “We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment...

By Jimmy Akin/National Catholic Register Divine Mercy Sunday is a recent addition to the Church’s calendar, and it has links to both...

(Photo: Reme Hernandez / Cathopic) By Jeannie Ewing Contributing Writer I bowed my head in the confessional. Then, the sobbing: “Father,...

By Kevin J. Jones/Catholic News Agency Sister Blandina Segale was an Italian immigrant who came to the Wild West town of Trinidad,...

“So, whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. 5:17) The Church...

When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...

(Photo by Josh Applegate / Unsplash) By Zelda Caldwell/CNA A local Connecticut television station is reporting that the Archdiocese of...

Mary’s example of faith echoes through the centuries for Christians, showing us a perfect example of following Jesus, taking up our...

Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Walk of St. Joseph and the Child of Christ. By Joseph Pronechen/National Catholic Register As the Solemnity of...

People often wonder why God appears to be punishing and unmerciful in the Old Testament and merciful in the New. But this question fails...

(Photo via Wikicommons/Photo by jeffreyw via Flickrby CC by 2.0) By CNA Staff This year St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday. For those...

(Photo: Gerardo Juarez / Cathopic) By Patrick Howard Unleash the Gospel Taking just 15 minutes a day, the Examen prayer will transform...

Photo by Shalone Cason via Unsplash “But I’m a good person!” Or so goes one of a myriad of common excuses for why someone doesn’t need to...

When it comes to the mercy of God, is there any greater encounter we have with that today than in the confessional? In fact, St. Thomas...

“At the judgment, the people of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah,...

We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...