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.

Father Peter Ascik: AI shortcuts block our path to education, wisdom

Someone recently asked me, “Is it OK to use AI to summarize Pope Leo’s new encyclical letter on AI?” It’s a humorous question, but one worth asking.

Bishop Michael Martin: We have been given freedom to make a difference

As a kid, the Fourth of July was the only time I ever got to see fireworks. I thought that the reason fireworks existed was to replicate what we sing about in “The Star-Spangled Banner” – “the rockets’ red glare” and “the bombs bursting in air.”

Father Richard Sutter: Walk with Jesus this summer

What are your plans for this summer? For many, vacation plans are taking shape. Some are preparing for important transitions in life – from high school to college, from school into the working world, or into marriage. Others may be settling into a new home or preparing to move elsewhere. And for some, summer may simply bring the continuation of daily work, ongoing challenges or the burden of a difficult cross that makes even sunny days feel overcast.

Michael R. Heinlein: The heart of the matter

On June 11, the U.S. bishops undertook the long-anticipated consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ahead of the Mass at which the consecration took place, three American archbishops offered to their brothers reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Laura Kelly Fanucci: The sacred heart of parenting

‘Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.’

— Elizabeth Stone, journalist and author

Over the years I’ve heard so many parents share this quote from Elizabeth Stone, because it speaks to the (literal) heart of raising a child: a calling that involves vulnerability, anxiety, lack of control, and above all, overwhelming love.

Bishop Martin: Trust in Jesus’ Sacred Heart, and let His love transform your life

In my bedroom as a child, there hung an 8.5-by-11-inch framed picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am not sure how it got there (I think it also hung in my father’s bedroom when he was a child), or where it is today, but it is a significant part of my early spiritual journey.