My regular visits have guided how I approach my home and family life, which, though not a monastery itself, can emulate the regular rhythm of prayer, work, and fraternity.

I -- like so many others -- saw the winter's first snowfalls. Since weather is a perennially popular topic for small talk, it did not take long to see that snowfall receiv ...

Deportation is often seen as a last resort in enforcing immigration laws. It is not considered a punishment but rather an exercise of a government's sovereign right to exclude from its nation whomever ...

Q: I have been hearing that the "norm" in the United States is to receive Communion standing. Does this mean that people who try to kneel for Communion are breaking canon law? (Florida) A: You are ...

(OSV News) -- As Catholic Christians, we are taught to forgive others, to reconcile with our neighbor, to seek out amicable ways to end grudges and angry separations; yet we have been part of a grudge ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While calling himself an "old man" and saying he never expected to be pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future. "We must not stumble upon tomorrow, we ...

Four days after Corpus Christi Church was incinerated in the Palisades Fire, Capt. Bryan Nassour of the Los Angeles Fire Department picked his way over a 6-foot layer of rubb ...

"All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ for he himself will say, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." -- Rule of Benedict, 53:1 A woman was walking on the grounds of ...

St. Joseph's Abbey is a monastic community of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, commonly known as Trappists. We are a contemplative order, following the Rule of St. Benedict. The ...

We are situated on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about an hour's drive northeast of Boston. Noted for the spectacular natural beauty, EPRH provides an ideal atmosphere for contemplation, prayer, ...

The Pontifical Mission Societies are four different membership-based associations that formulate the missionary arm of the Catholic Church. Each has its own charism. People are most familiar with our ...