Striving for Sainthood

Good people go to heaven when they die, right? Well, according to the Gospels, not exactly. Fr. Mike Schmitz points to at least four things Christ says we need for salvation: 1. ...

Getting through the daily grind of homework, lectures, studying, and signature assignments has the potential to sap our strength and leave us with little time for devotion and prayer. This is the nature of colleges and universities, as most...

Christmas is almost here! Here are some memes to brighten your day and get you excited for the most wonderful time of the year. 1. Let’s start our list off with a meme of everyone’s favorite elf! (Sorry Hermey)   2. Can’t wait for...

"The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin. If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, recite the Rosary. Let not even one...

Patrick Madrid delivered this talk, "Speaking the Truth in Love as an Act of Mercy", at the 2018 Steubenville Defending the Faith Conference. To learn more about the Steubenville Defending the Faith Conference. PATRICK’S BOOKS Surprised by Truth (Basilica Press,...

St. Padre Pio once said, “Serve the Lord with laughter”. Kind of an odd way to serve God when you think about it. We always hear about how we can serve the Lord by doing all these pius activities...

There is no excuse as to why you can’t attend Mass for one hour. If those Marines did it in the middle of the chaos around them, I am sure we can attend Mass. We often forget how blessed we are...

Story of the day: why go to church? One day someone wrote to the editor of a newspaper about why go to church every Sunday. He said: “I have been going to church for almost 30 years. In those years I...

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” -St. Pope John Paul II This is one of my favorite quotes by Saint Pope John Paul II. I remember the first time I read...

After the formal schism in 1054 between the Western Church centered in Rome, and the Eastern Church centered in Constantinople, due to the brewing tensions over cultural, political, and theological differences, relations between the two have shifted back and...