Santiago Trade School thriving: Invitation to Virtual Open House March 20
Built upon the solid foundations of work, study & friendship, Santiago Trade School forms young men into excellent Christian tradesmen. We are a community committed to the tough work of gaining practical jobsite wisdom as well as the spiritual wisdom that unites men to Christ. The Incomparable Value of a Tradesman Some are called journeymen…
St. Joseph Answers Fray Junípero’s Prayers for Supplies: March 19, 1769
Exerpt from Catholic Textbook Project; From Sea to Shining Sea textbook —Day after day, for nine days, the small man in a gray habit climbed to the summit of the little hill and looked anxiously out to sea. Day after day, he had been disappointed. Below him lay the bay like a long finger of…
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Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Bishop Barron: Satisfying the ‘hungry heart’
CNA—Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, provided both diagnoses of and prescriptions for the most pervasive spiritual maladies of our times in an interview with EWTN News Rome correspondent Colm Flynn. One of the most popular bishops in the United States and founder of the Word on Fire evangelization ministry, Barron told Flynn the spiritual…
Catholic Business Profile: Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift and more in far-reaching interview
CNA—Super Bowl-winning kicker Harrison Butker shared a simple — but countercultural — message when he delivered a graduation speech at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, last year. “Get married and start a family,” the Kansas City Chiefs NFL star told the new graduates. Fully Catholic: No Apologies Outspoken about his Catholic faith for several years,…
We Dream, God Decides, Trust in God
In the Bible, the book of Ruth illustrates the difference between those who step out in faith and take risks, and those who give into fear, play it safe, and miss God’s best for them. God rewards faith, not fear! What Challenge was the St. John Paul II Life Center Facing? On December 21, 2023,…
Court rules Christian nonprofit does not have to cover gender transition
CNA—In a “resounding victory” for religious freedom, a court in North Dakota ruled this week that the federal government cannot compel religious employers and health care providers to pay for or perform “gender transition” procedures that go against their religious beliefs. The North Dakota District Court found that the religious beliefs of Christian Employers Alliance…
Pope Francis appoints UCLA astrophysicist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
CNA—Pope Francis has appointed a California-based astrophysicist to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican announced Friday. The Holy Father nominated Andrea Mia Ghez as an ordinary member of the Vatican City-based academy. Black Holes Ghez’s website says she is “best known for her groundbreaking work on the center of our galaxy, which has led to…
Irish government: Voters keep motherhood, traditional family in constitution
CNA—Voters in Ireland appear to have voted to preserve the country’s constitutional recognition of the central role of the traditional family founded on marriage as well as the societal value of women within the home, rejecting a pair of referendums held March 8, pro-referendum government leaders conceded Saturday. “It does look like a ‘no’ vote…
The last prophecy of St. Thomas Aquinas before he died 750 years ago
ACI Prensa—March 7 marks the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of Catholic education, who uttered a last prophecy and an emotional prayer before his departure to heaven. In addition, the saint reportedly spoke the lyrics of a beautiful hymn of his that is sung to this day throughout…