That Moment When Someone Who Could Be Your Older Brother Is Declared a Saint
“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.” – (Soon-to-Be) Saint Carlo Acutis Eeeeek! Let me pause for a minute to do some backflips!!! A real-life saint. A saint who was alive only 18 years ago?!? Who owned a literal PlayStation?!? I’ll admit, I can’t actually do a backflip, so […]
Would Jesus Celebrate Halloween?
I’ll never forget the question that taught me it’s okay to ask questions, particularly ones about our Catholic faith. As a preteen at one of my very first Edge Nights, I found myself sitting on a Cheetos-stained couch from Goodwill next to someone I’m sure I’d never met before. My […]
Jesus Is the MVP of the National Eucharistic Congress
JESUS. IS. HERE. There was no need for His introduction, nor hype from the emcees. Expectations were left at the door after the first ten minutes of the opening session at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. We were part of a historic moment, and we knew it. In America, football […]
The Darkness of Scandal and the Light of Christ
Even in a time like this, we can maintain bold faith in Jesus, in the goodness of the Church He established, in the goodness of the authority He established, and in His desire to defeat these dark distortions of that authority with His light.
The Royal Wedding and Our Longing for Love
But why were 29 million of us so drawn to this wedding? To this marriage? To this love? Quite honestly, it comes down to our heart’s inherent longing for love.
13 Reasons Why is Just a Symptom
Although this season does have a more balanced approach than season 1, season 2 comes with a cocktail of darkness that brings a lot more to the surface than audiences anticipated.
Winning Souls Through the Met Gala
As I, faithful-passionate-devoted-Catholic-Katie was watching E! and gazing upon these dresses and suits covered in Catholic imagery, so were literally millions of other people, who perhaps themselves are not Catholic.
Top 15 Tweetable moments from #GaudeteetExsultate
Pope Francis, in his most recent Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), discusses the Universal Call to Holiness in today’s world, and focuses especially on “middle class holiness”–that is, “holiness found in our next-door neighbours, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence” (7). Gaudete et […]
It’s Not Just About Guns
Initiatives are not bad in and of themselves, but if I believe for a second that they’re enough to turn things around, I’m in for an awful awakening.
