Editor’s Note: Each month on CatholicDigest.com, senior writer Lori Hadacek Chaplin will share a true story of faith in her new Everyday Miracles column. Do you have a story for a possible future column? Email…

What do a musician, a guy who looks like Santa Claus, and a 19th-century priest have in common? Each saw the face of God in the poorest of the poor and founded life-saving ministries. With Haiti180, Sean Forrest aids Haitian children and…

In and out of juvenile corrections for drugs, violent behavior, and theft, Kevin Stadther, only 19, was serving time in federal prison for unarmed bank robbery. He thought prison was what he deserved — and where he belonged. …

Just because you’re not in your 20s — or you’re not in perfect health — doesn’t mean you’ve lost your chance to discern consecrated life. I talked with Robyn Lee — former managing editor of Catholic Digest — about her vocation story; with…

Through scripture, he reveals hidden suffering

While living in a convent house as a nun in Vilnius, Lithuania, St. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) had a vision of Jesus with rays of mercy emanating from his heart. Our Lord instructed St. Faustina to paint a picture of what she saw to…

...and gift ideas to commemorate Baptisms, First Communions, and Confirmations

The movie Risen, released in theaters by Sony on February 19, 2016, harkens back to the days of the great religious filmmaking of the 1950s, but it feels fresh and is much more intriguing. Risen succeeds most by causing the viewer to want…

After a schoolmate of mine recently lost both of his children in a car accident, I began to wonder what kinds of ministries were available to grieving parents who have lost a child of any age. I discovered that there is a dearth of…

Following in the footsteps of St. Maximilian Kolbe and Mother Teresa, Steve Dawson started handing out Miraculous Medals to strangers as a way to evangelize. As a revert to the Catholic faith, Dawson knew that the answer to the problems he…