Isabel Lavie: Donations make a difference after quake’s destruction

On June 24, 2026, the unthinkable happened. Two earthquakes, one following quickly after another, left families in Venezuela broken and afraid. Thousands died, and tens of thousands were injured.
We are fortunate that our family members are safe and healthy, although for a while we lived through the fear and uncertainty of not knowing if my grandmother had survived. Many, many other families were not so lucky.

Katie Yoder: Human imperfections can’t erase our worth

My husband and I were traveling through the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York when we began reading Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical addressing artificial intelligence. “Read this part,” my husband told me, after spotting a quote he knew I’d like.

Father Cook: Reclaiming the good life: How faith, labor and creation form virtue

In the midst of a culture that obscures the true nature of things, many Catholic parents are striving to help their children encounter something increasingly rare: reality itself, as a participation in the truth and goodness of God’s creation.

The modern technological world offers many blessings, but it also presents significant challenges. Children can spend hours each day in virtual environments while becoming increasingly disconnected from nature, community and even their own families. The result is often a life filled with activity yet lacking rootedness in what it means to live as a Catholic family.

Micah Burgess: Seminarians bring prayer and hope to the streets of Charlotte

Ever since I was young, I have felt a calling to help the homeless.

It started with my mom, who always carried bottles of water in the car so we could share them with people we drove by. We also packed bags of hygiene supplies and food for my dad to hand out as he drove his concrete truck through the streets of Charlotte.

April Parker: We belong to one another

Mother Teresa said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

Most of us can attest to belonging to some type of group, whether it be family, friends, fraternities, teams or neighborhoods.

Charles Camosy: Eternity and education: ‘A Catholic worldview makes reality so intriguing’

Brett Salkeld writes, “Teaching students what to think without teaching them how to think is dangerous and irresponsible.” In his book “Educating for Eternity: A Teacher’s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic,” Salkeld makes an argument for Catholic education that goes beyond the utilitarian preparation for employment and trains a student to think like a Catholic. Salkeld is a theologian for the Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, in Canada. He lives in Regina with his wife Flannery and their seven children.

Sister Constance Veit: Pursue happiness by caring for others

St. Jeanne Jugan is often portrayed looking quite solemn, but she was actually very joyful. She was known to exclaim, “What happiness to be a Little Sister of the Poor!” and to counsel the young Little Sisters that “making the elderly happy is what counts.”

Colleen Pressprich: Five times to pray on the go

As Catholics, we are meant to constantly turn our hearts to the Lord. As parents, we are meant to teach our children how to do the same. That can feel impossible, especially in the summer.