From the moment A Quiet Place began, I was on edge — even holding my breath a little. I was afraid the characters would make a sound, which would put their lives in danger. To create this kind of tension — coiled expectation — from the…

For three years, Anne Galea’s son, Rob, 17, had been out of control. She felt helpless watching him spiral downward. Unbeknown to Rob, she would stand outside his bedroom door and pray as she listened to him sob. Praying was all she could…

“In the beginning, the eggs weren’t so pretty, but the kids loved them,” Kimbrough, a resident of Nampa, Idaho, told Catholic Digest. “My late husband loved my eggs; I had to make sure he had the same amount in his basket as our…

The film Paul, Apostle of Christ opens in theaters nationwide on March 23. Produced by Sony’s Affirm Films label, the movie is set in the time of Roman Emperor Nero’s persecution of Christians. The apostle Paul, played by James Faulkner,…

Imagine walking through a garage sale dotted with forgotten toys, 1980s videos, tired-looking clothing, and there — sitting between grandma's old dishes and Tupperware — is a case containing an ill-used Communion chalice and a paten.…

A little bit of Martha Stewart — Catholic-style — comes out in me as Easter approaches. I enjoy looking for special touches that I might add to the usual Easter basket fare. At the top of my list is always chocolate — what’s new and what’s…

In minutes Bart Millard, lead vocalist for MercyMe, wrote the most-played radio single in Christian music history. The lyrics for “I Can Only Imagine” flowed because they had been growing in Bart since he was little. Like a lot of good…

When I was a kid, growing up on a farm in northern Iowa, we had a plump, white and shades of brown English shepherd dog named “Pup” — later called “Old Pup” when she started getting on in years. She was a gentle and helpful beloved family…

When I was 12, I came upon a funeral prayer card in a used book. For years —and occasionally still — I prayed for Rudy Larson’s soul. I never met him, but I felt called to pray for him. It was my mom who instilled in me the importance of…