Highlights from our latest issue!

A Look at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

When a classmate challenged Blessed Frédéric Ozanam to put his faith into action in 1833, he took it to heart. Today his legacy lives on through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Lay volunteers raise money and collect material goods to provide the necessities of life: food, clothing, emergency housing, financial assistance for rent and utilities, prescription medication, and education for countless people.

My Mother's Voice

What I found extraordinary was the tenacity of my mother’s faith. For at every meal, as we prayed for God to bless the food, she’d always whisper, “Please heal your priest.” Day after day, she prayed: “Please heal your priest. Please heal your priest.” Read more...

Sacred Silence of Lent

Lent is not an intellectual exercise, but an affair of the heart. We remember prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We say we’ll do better at something, or not do something else at all. Whatever sin has plagued us since the turn of the year, Lent presents us with another chance. But how? Read more...