Shepherd of Galveston-Houston, Texas, offered closing homily at Orlando, Florida, gathering. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo gives his homily July 4 at the ‘Catholic Convo’ in Orlando, Florida. (photo: ...

People may grow uneasy when they hear the word “contemplation.” Some may think of contemplation this way: “Maybe this is only for saints, and I’m not a saint.” Still others might wonder if it’s going ...

In 1982, Margaret Gallant wrote a four-page letter to the late Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston, professing her love for the Catholic Church, and expressing her anger for its failure to protect ...

At first glance, it's easy to picture John Michael Talbot mingling seamlessly among the biblical prophets of old. He sports a near-belly-length beard, long salt-and-pepper locks and a brown robe with ...

Undoubtedly, as we celebrate the cloud of witnesses in the solemnity of All Saints, as colorful autumnal foliage falls into the dank, dark earth, we may not perceive the transformative potential of ...

Dialogue, discernment, and contemplative engagement: These were three values and behaviors that gave shape and texture to the response of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to the ...

Contemplation is so vital to the Christian way of life, however, that we have to try to explain it in some way. And so, in this effort to give some expression to contemplation, even the Catechism of ...

Feb. 3—FAIRMONT — Father Casey B. Mahome commands the congregation's attendance, but does not compel it. Instead, like a seasoned children's entertainer, he darts around the room engaging with ...

Emilie Griffin was in her 20’s when she was received into the Catholic Church in August 1963 after what she describes as a passionate choice, an upheaval, and a homecoming. She was drawn to the church ...