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Five ways to grow spiritually during the summer
School is out for summer, the kids are home, and my life just got more complicated. I am now balancing their work and sports schedules, my work schedule, their chores and social events. As a busy family with seven children ranging from 3 to…
Five facts about the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus recalls Christ's love for us. Here are five facts that you may not know about this important feast of Our Lord. 1. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus took centuries to become a…
June: Weirdos welcome
The feast of All Saints is exactly the same in the East as it is in the West; it’s just on the other side of the year. It always falls on the Sunday following Pentecost, which this year is June 16. On this day, the Eastern Church…
The story of Apollo 11 in photos
Click on the photo for a closer view. Read all of our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing here.
‘Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars’
The moon is an analogy for the Church “The Church has no other light than Christ’s; according to a favorite image of the Church Fathers, the Church is like the moon, all its light reflected from the sun” (Catechism of the Catholic Church,…
Apollo 11’s ‘giant leap’
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”…
Mother of the Church
Everyone has a mother. Yes, the mother who gave them birth in the physical order of life. But Christian believers have another mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the spiritual order of grace. Jesus willed to give Mary as a mother to the…
Apollo 11 50th anniversary events
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…
Remembering Apollo 11
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…
Enemies no more
The Mosel Valley in Germany attracted my wife’s attention as an ideal place to visit. We heard that it was one of the loveliest places in Europe and that the people were friendly. It was the summer of 1986. I was on active duty as a Navy…
