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Love Your Neighbor
Carrying the Cross of same-sex attraction
by Fr. Kyle Schnippel In March 2014, I was transferred from the vocation office for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and into a yet-to-be named parish, where the course of my priesthood would be changed in a way I never thought possible.…
Why not be a monk?
BY KEVIN T. DI CAMILLO Perhaps one of the biggest detriments to young men entering the monastic life is the lifelong commitment — that, plus the extremely long time it takes to become a monk. And, of course, the vows of poverty, chastity,…
Faith and the fight against hunger
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot’s goal is to eliminate hunger in America. The Louisiana native is a devout Catholic who brings her faith to her work as CEO of Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Catholic…
Healing the Culture
When people with strong opinions talk to others with differing strong opinions, things tend to get heated, especially on the issues of life. But that’s where Healing the Culture, a nonprofit organization based in Washington state, is…
Loving them out of the abortion clinic
And Then There Were None (ATTWN) — founded by Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan, Texas — is providing those who work for abortion clinics with the opportunity to devote their careers to life. Since the…
At LifeHouse, women transform their lives and families
Women who are homeless and pregnant find safe haven and the opportunity to transform their lives at LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home in Springfield, Missouri. Operated out of a former Carmelite monastery by Catholic Charities of Southern…
What the poor can teach us
Shortly after his election, Pope Francis explained why he took the name “Francis” as his papal name after St. Francis Assisi. “How I would like a Church that is poor and for the poor,” he said. The notion that the Church shouldn’t just help…
Lifting up the arts
"Beauty,” said Fr. Michael Burbeck, “is like a love note from God.” It was the beauty of Renaissance sacred art that led him to God, the Catholic Church, and his ministry. Like many young students, he took a trip to Europe, envisioning a…
St. Vincent de Paul responds to Midwest flooding, tornadoes
Thousands of people were displaced from their homes, often in low-income areas because of flooding and tornadoes in the Midwest earlier this year. They will need assistance for months as they work to put their lives back together. Society…
Unbound serves the poor across the globe
When Pope Francis talks about the poor, there is one element he insists upon repeatedly: Poor people, whether they are migrants, refugees, addicts, or the plain materially poor, are still simply people. People like you and me, like the pope…
