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All photos throughout by Haley Rossi. Sisters pictured above are externs. When children are excited about an experience and want to share the story with ones they love, they often trip over their words, the rush of joy flowing faster than their sentences. Since being asked to write about the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and…
This article is the seventh in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In this installment, we consider some of the numerous miracles attributed to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary including those attributed to the Holy Rosary as well as some of her many apparitions on earth….
They’re few and far between—summer films with a high-flying spirit of pure optimism and bright hope. Seldom do movies say, “Look up,” as this summer’s smiling blockbuster does. And if the box office is any measure, audiences are appreciating it. Part of the reason the superhero genre is so fatigued is that it’s been burdened…
On July 17th, an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic parish killed three—including two elderly women—and left many wounded, including the pastor. The next day, Babylon Bee Editor Joel Berry had this to say about the victims: There are “only about 200 professed Catholics still living in Gaza and they all support Hamas.” They “aid…
The Absolute Uniqueness of Monsignor Alfred Gilbey. By Alexander Haydon (Arouca Press, 2025) To say Monsignor Alfrey Gilbey (1901-1998), a priest with English and Spanish heritage, was an eccentric, would be misleading. If he appeared in a novel or on the screen, as a figure of the 1980s or 1990s, the average audience’s suspension of…
At least three people were killed and several others were injured after the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza—the only Catholic Church there—was hit by an Israeli strike on Thursday morning. Among the injured was the parish priest, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli. The church was sheltering civilians, including a number of children with disabilities, according to…
Like many of you, my thoughts about the adulterous couple caught red-handed (and red-faced) at the Coldplay concert have bounced around like a ping-pong ball in the last few days. When I first heard of the incident, I was visiting family out of town. I only saw a headline with two still shots of the…
Understandably, people become stressed over rancorous and bitter disagreements. This is one reason why John Lennon was able to captivate so many with the invitation to imagine no religion or possessions, making possible a “brotherhood of man.” Who wouldn’t want that? A generation or two later, in a very different musical genre, Kurt Cobain likewise…
If we are well past the days when it was common for faithful Catholics to become unhinged at the very suggestion of “fixing” the Missal of Paul VI, we must admit that is in large part due to the influence of those calling for a reform of the reform—obviously including a pope, several curial cardinals…
Aristotle once wrote that “all men by nature desire to know.” This is how he began the introduction to his Metaphysics. This is the pursuit of philosophy, but it is lived out inside the heart and mind of every human being. We all crave answers because our mind is created to receive the truth. That…
