Paul McKibben, managing editor of Catholic Digest, appeared on two Catholic radio programs to talk about Catholicism and Apollo 11. You can listen to the segments below: "Spirit Mornings" with Jen Brown and Bruce McGregor on Spirit Catholic…

I was 9 years old when Apollo 11 made history. Throughout the 1960s, it was nearly impossible to miss the excitement of America’s program of space exploration. Not all of it was triumphant. I remember looking at the front page of the New…

Click on the photo for a closer view. Read all of our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing here. 

Since the dawn of humanity, human eyes have beheld the glow of Earth’s moon in the skies overhead. For centuries, the human hearts of believers have pondered with awe the psalmist’s prayer to God: “You made the moon to mark the seasons”…

Listed here is just a small sample of events taking place across the United States celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Alabama Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration Events When: June and July Where: U.S. Space…

Our readers, writers, and staff members recall the moon landing. On July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Eagle on the moon, I stood transfixed before the television screen with tears in my eyes. The thought came to…

We are drawing near to the end of 2019, a year in which we looked back on some significant anniversaries. One of the most important, of course, was on July 20 — 50 years since man first set foot on the moon. It made me happy to see that…

Subscribers to the print edition of Catholic Digest probably already saw the Apollo 11 moon landing cover story for the June/July/August 2019 issue. With the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 this week and thinking about outer space, I thought…

Summer offers us the extra time to appreciate God’s creation and presence — in nature, in the universe, and within our churches.  Recently, my family and I traveled to rural southeastern Ohio, far away from the bright city lights where we…

I was devastated when my Aunt Isabelle said to me: “Bobby, if you actually believe men walked on the moon, you need to have your head examined.” How could anyone think that this complex and heroic achievement was nothing but a Hollywood…