War, the Holy Sepulcher, and the rosary have one intriguing common connection: the crusades. This hot-topic issue has garnered significant attention for the Church throughout the course of history, but the primary motivation for the crusades was mainly s
The day after Christmas the Church celebrates the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the first martyr who died for professing faith in Jesus Christ. His death was not only a testament to his faith in the Son of God, but it inspired many Christians and led to an e
St. Catherine of Siena was one of the most fascinating and influential people of the Middle Ages, but her desire was to remain hidden with Christ. Learn how this seemingly uneducated woman dedicated her life to Christ at the young age of 7 and then manag
The first of a three part series, Fr. Conrad Murphy unravels the complex relation between Islam and Christianity from its very beginning. From one man, Mohammed, claiming to have had visions from the Angel Gabriel, to a rapidly spreading religion, Islam
Having already discussed physical evil in Part I, Fr. Austin Litke next tackles the existence of moral evil and what it is. If there were truly an all powerful, all knowing and merciful God, why did He create a Universe in which people could choose wrong
From ruler of a Barbarian tribe, to King of an unified Empire, Charlemagne’s great impact on European and Christian history is little known.
How can one respond to the problem of evil, a part of the atheist arsenal of argumentation for centuries? Evil perhaps constitutes the strongest argument against the existence of God still today, or points to the existence of a cruel God. Is that it, or
For someone who never runs, it’s improbable they will be able to hop up and run a marathon. To achieve such a feat, the aspiring runner must start running routinely, daily, and little by little. The same applies for the prayer life: we can neither be ove
Today more than ever opposite parties, in and outside of a courtroom, both clamor in the name of justice. Can justice truly belong to both sides? Are we “due” something simply because we claim to have the “right”? Discover in this episode why that is no
“For God so loved the world…” We hear and see John 3:16 on a regular basis, but there is a true novelty to the idea of God loving the world that often evades us. In this episode, Fr. Mattingly dives into the importance of this verse and the true radical