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‘Canticle of Peace’: Leo XIV presents the beauty of music as a path to God

Pope Leo XIV stated Wednesday that “the beauty of music invites us to encounter the One who is beauty itself” during the “Canticle of Peace” prayer and fraternal gathering held at Castel Gandolfo’s Borgo Laudato Si’ gardens.Leo XIV also prayed for peace to reign “in all those places in the world tha...

Pope Leo XIV: I still have a great love for America

Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, has emphasized his continued love for his native country, even as head of the global Catholic Church.The pontiff made these remarks in an interview with Tom Llamas of NBC News on July 29 at Castel Gandolfo. The interview followed the “Canticle of Pe...

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5 Qualities of Authentic Discipleship

Even while on earth, Jesus’ apostolic mission appeared to bear much fruit, evident in the large crowd that followed Him: “Such large crowds gathered around Him (Jesus) that He got into a boat and sat down.” But Jesus does not seem impressed by the size of the crowd. He goes on to tell them a parable...

Pascal’s Wager: Why Believing in God May Be the Most Rational Choice

Blaise Pascal was one of the most remarkable minds of the seventeenth century. A mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and writer, he devoted his life to exploring both the mysteries of nature and the deepest questions of human existence. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 1623, Pascal displayed...

Martha’s Trust: What Humiliation Teaches Us About Humility

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. (Jn. 11:17) The first time we are introduced to the character Martha in the Gospels, Scripture paints a rather ugly portrait of a woman disgruntled by her sister Mary’s failure to help in the kitchen, seemingly env...

The Dangerous Weapon of Contraception

God has left us from Paradise three things: the stars, the flowers and the eyes of a child… That is a quote from a 1908 book titled The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by Nicholas Guir. The author wrote that flowers have a place entirely their own in God’s creation: In the splendor of their colors, in th...

Marriage Conflict, Temptation, and the Formula for Success

Women think that they are making ideals of men. What they are making of us are false idols merely. You made your false idol of me, and I had not the courage to come down, show you my wounds, tell you my weaknesses. I was afraid that I might lose your love, as I have lost it now.  — Oscar Wilde, An I...