Denver Catholic, Jared Staudt: Almost exactly 100 years ago, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1918, a woman, a former slave, died in Denver. This apostle of the Sacred Heart, spreading devotion across the city, was the … Continue reading

Denver Catholic, Jared Staudt: Almost exactly 100 years ago, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1918, a woman, a former slave, died in Denver. This apostle of the Sacred Heart, spreading devotion across the city, was the … Continue reading
The Catholic Thing, Robert Royal: Chief Seattle, who gave his name to the currently troubled city in the State of Washington, was pure Native American (father Suquamish, mother Duwamish). A mighty warrior, he essentially eliminated the rival Chimakum tribe in … Continue reading
Life Site News: Mr. President, In recent months we have been witnessing the formation of two opposing sides that I would call Biblical: the children of light and the children of darkness. The children of light constitute … Continue reading
Crisis, Charles Coulombe: The Church was certainly divided during the American Civil War—Father Abram Ryan was both a Confederate chaplain and the “poet-priest of the South,” while Father John Ireland was a Union chaplain and, later, the key leader of … Continue reading
Why I’m Catholic, Thomas Smith: Born a 6th generation Mormon (LDS), I was convinced I was part of the “only true Church on the face of the earth” (Doctrines & Covenants 1:30). As we believed that only Mormons had the … Continue reading
By 1875 there were 160 Catholic Hospitals in the U.S. Catholic World Report, Kevin Schmiesing: The first coronavirus patient in the United States was treated in a Catholic health care system in the state of Washington. Catholic institutions account for a large … Continue reading
Catholic Exchange, Patrick M. Laurence: Today the remnants of twenty-one missions, six pueblos, and four presidios bear witness to the former presence of Spain’s missionaries, soldiers, and settlers in California. Whether it be its numerous place names of Spanish origin … Continue reading
Crisis, Peter A. Kwasniewski: In February, I read a novel for a men’s book club (back then, we still had the good fortune to be able to meet for normal social interactions; March’s meeting got canceled). The novel was Graham Greene’s The … Continue reading
NOR, David Mills: She was leaning her head on her dad’s shoulder, the girl with her parents two rows in front of me at Ash Wednesday Mass. When she stood up, she reminded me of myself in junior high, wearing jeans … Continue reading
New Advent website linked to this story in the New York Times. With all the news accounts of priests who have died (87 as of today) from the coronavirus it didn’t strike me as a surprise that there would be … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: This year marks the 60th anniversary of St. Joseph appearing to a nun in Ohio during March, 1958. He appeared during the continuing apparitions of the Blessed Mother under her title “Our Lady of America.” … Continue reading
As we have seen, the American Civic Religion was a disparate and amorphous thing — vaguely “Christian” as the Supreme Court decreed, and buttressed by the three pillars of the republic: the family, the church (of whatever kind), and the … Continue reading
Catholic World Report: Black Catholic communities have been a part of the Church in the Washington, DC area for centuries. But it wasn’t until the height of the Civil War that black Catholics in DC began the process of founding … Continue reading
January 22 is several things pertinent to these United States of America: January 22 is the Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti (+January 22, 1850), the “second Apostle of Rome,” who was greatly devoted to the evangelization of America, and whose … Continue reading
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