Lent Quiz For Kids: What Should I Give Up For Lent?

How Do I Approach A Friend Or Family Member Who Needs Help?

by Catherine DiNuzzo | Oct 21, 2025 | December, Faith & Life, Family

Imagine it’s Christmas Day. Your family is gathered around the dinner table—laughter, stories, the clatter of silverware on plates. But your sister isn’t joining in. She has just returned home from college out of state. You notice how quiet she is, detached from the...

How Catholics Can Break Up With A Boyfriend Or Girlfriend In A Christlike Way

by Rachel Canto | Oct 18, 2025 | Love and Relationships

In my book and elsewhere, I usually write about how to meet more people, get more dates, and enter a marriage-minded dating relationship. Today, though, I’m going to share some advice for when that relationship doesn’t go so well. Before I got married, I went through...

7 Deadly Sins: How The Devil Uses Lust To Attack God’s Plan For Love

by Steve Pokorny | Oct 16, 2025 | February, Marriage, Sexuality and Chastity, Sin, Testimonies

Lust is more than a personal weakness or a private struggle—it is a direct assault on the sacredness of the human person, on marriage, on family, and ultimately, on the very image of God. Among the seven deadly sins, lust uniquely wounds not only the soul of the...

7 Deadly Sins: Is It Gluttony Or Is It Feasting? Find Balance

by Matthew Chicoine | Oct 14, 2025 | March, Sin

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are my kryptonite. I tell myself I’ll just have one or two, but somehow the wrapper count tells a different story. There’s just something about that perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter—it’s like the culinary version of harmony. I...

The Business Of Holiness: Legatus Leaders Reflect On Pope Leo XIV’s New Papacy

by Greg Schlueter | Oct 11, 2025 | Outstanding Initiatives, Pope Leo XIV, Testimonies

Chicago. Autumn of 2025. The air turns crisp as September surrenders to October’s embrace, leaves ablaze in reds and golds, whispering secrets of harvest and renewal. Baseball fever grips the heartland—the “October Classic” looms, where underdogs dare to dream and...

7 Deadly Sins: Why Can’t I Be Happy For Others? Envy!

by C. Thomas Cox | Oct 10, 2025 | January, Sin, Testimonies

Two years ago, after I’d been in my current job for several years, I felt I’d finally get the promotion for which I’d longed. In my mind, I deserved it. And, based on subtle clues from my boss and others, I thought it was coming. I told my family it was coming. I was...

We Too Have Been Healed |Breaking Bread Gospel Reflection

by Scott Hahn and Ken Ogorek | Oct 9, 2025 | Catholic Bible Studies And Reflections

And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off; And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on...

This Monastic Wisdom Can Help Your Kids Sleep

by B.G. ‘Odo’ Bonner Obl. O.S.B | Oct 7, 2025 | Family

Every parent knows the well rehearsed reasons why it’s important to give a routine for small children as they go to bed. Rest of course is very important for health. Most parents know firsthand what it’s like to deal with a young one the next day when they don’t get...

Pope Leo XIV’s Message To Married Couples

by Pope Leo XIV | Oct 6, 2025 | Faith & Life

In recent decades, we have received a sign that fills us with joy but also makes us think. It is the fact that several spouses have been beatified and canonized, not separately, but as married couples. I think of Louis and Zélie Martin, the parents of Saint Therese of...

Guess That Saint! October Edition

by Becky Roach | Oct 1, 2025 | October, Quizzes, Saint John Paul II, Saints

October is full of some powerhouse saints. Can you guess these saints? Tip: All of the answers are listed as "St.", not "Saint." You'll get the answer wrong if you type out the word saint so be sure to abbreviate it for the sake of winning this fun game. Challenge a...

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Lent Quiz For Kids: What Should I Give Up For Lent?