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Copied from The Catholic Thing, May 6,2026

If I Were Created a Cardinal

Michael Pakaluk on ...

Co-founder of e.l.f. cosmetics to be ordained to the priesthood this month By Elizabeth Weiss Zeale on the L...

This may sound like a crazy question, but it is serious. Food was scarce during ancient times, and children would certainly be employed to help sustain and feed the family. There were no grocery stores. People lived off the land and provided most of their own food.

My grandfather, Will Ray, was a farmer, hunter, and carpenter in rural Illinois. I have pictures of him h...

Periodically, I give my talk entitled “Men, Marriage, Sex & Heaven.”

It’s a talk that you can always hear a pin drop because Catholic speakers don’t generally talk about things like this AND in the way I explain it. The story below reflects our reality....

Peter preaching in Rome; Mark writing down his words

His voice boomed over the crowds in Rome as it had done all around the Roman Empire. The large fisherman was aging but his voice was still filled with intensity and conviction. The thronging crowds listened with curiosity.

Rome was the hub of the civilized world and Peter preached the message of a Jewish rabbi ...