By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing – Philip Neri had the custom of rising late at night or in the first hours of morning, making his way through the sleeping city of Rome, outside the city walls, to the Basilica of Saint Sebastian. There he would descend beneath the church, to the ancient catacombs, where the first Christians of Rome met for Mass, where so many martyrs slept. In that sacred place he would spend time in prayer.

By Mario Smith, Catholic Exchange – The Catholic view on Renaissance humanism has generally been positive, understanding it as an important cultural and intellectual movement that enriched Christian civilization. It especially views its 13th- through 15th-century forms as compatible with faith, where most of its works were grounded in the dignity of the human person created in God’s image (imago Dei).

By Riaan Van Zyl, Integrity Magazine – Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, arrived with immense fanfare from the sycophantic “Catholic” media, as well as global and globalist attention… Presented as a social encyclical for the age of artificial intelligence (AI), it seeks to apply Catholic social doctrine to the digital revolution in an attempt to mimic how Leo XIII applied it to the Industrial Revolution in Rerum Novarum in 1891. …

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Pillars of Faith – There is an old song by Simon & Garfunkel called “The Sound of Silence.” Many of you know it. One line says, “People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening.” Those words have echoed in my mind as we approach Pentecost… Because we are living in an age filled with noise. Endless talking. Endless commentary. Endless statements. Endless meetings. Endless documents. Endless discussions. And yet beneath all the noise, there is a terrible silence growing in the world and even within parts of the Church… Not the holy silence of prayer. …

By Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand – Catholic time-travel happens through the Eucharist, looking at the crucifix, saying the Rosary, and remembering the day of your marriage… Catholic time travel? Are you kidding me?  According to the rational mind, we live in the present age, and time travel is only something we read about in sci-fi novels or see in the movies. But in reality, everyone participates in time travel when we look up at the stars in the night sky. …

By Tessa Gervasini, DC Bureau, EWTN News – The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, “One Nation Under God,” will kick off on May 24 in St. Augustine, Florida… In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the pilgrimage will begin in Florida, where the first recorded Catholic Mass within the future continental United States was celebrated, highlighting the country’s Catholic roots… “We have to return to one nation under God, and I think that by beginning this pilgrimage at St. Augustine, weʼre returning to one of the major start points for Catholicism,” …

By Joseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine – Something weird and wonderful is happening across the globe and is even reaching the grass roots in my own hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. This year, the five Catholic parishes in Greenville (Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Mary’s, St. Mary Magdalene, and Prince of Peace) have seen a remarkable 44 percent increase in the number of adults being received into the Church compared to 2025.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 21:20-25 – 20 Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” …

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture – One of the most troubling aspects of arguing with those who hold all the standard popular errors is that false positions are so often advanced and defended based either on personal “feelings” (for which we can often read personal “desires”) or on what “everybody knows”, meaning that counter-opinions are instantly categorized as both inadmissible and personally vicious. Moreover, the intellectual and spiritual darkness is so willfully pervasive that it is hard even to get in a position to open a window to shed some light.

By Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG, LifeNews – A concerning trend has been noted from abortion advocates and their media allies in the face of any perceived threat to “abortion access.” As abortion limitations were implemented in many states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade in 2022, medication abortion utilizing the FDA approved regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol was increasingly promoted ….

By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register – I once had an encounter with a hapless young cow that had gotten itself caught in a bush and, seeing that it was too stupid to figure out how to untangle itself, I simply went over and set the poor fellow free. He quickly rejoined his mother, who seemed grateful enough to get him back… Too bad it wasn’t some poor sheep I’d rescued. Or, better still, a cute little lamb to remind me of Jesus, who seems to have had a special connection with such creatures. Isn’t that why we call him the Good Shepherd? .

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist – This week, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a joint resolution to bar foreign-born U.S. citizens from serving in Congress, the federal judiciary, and as Senate-confirmed political appointees. The Constitution already prohibits foreign-born citizens from serving as president and vice president, but Mace, who is currently running to be South Carolina’s next governor, wants to extend that to other high levels of government.

By Fr. Anil Prakash D’Souza, OP, Catholic Exchange – A few years ago, I travelled to Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh, India, to teach classes. My overnight bus to Nagpur was scheduled for 9:30 pm, but it was delayed nearly two hours. I waited at the stop—perhaps dozing off or absorbed in my phone—distracted, not fully attentive. When I finally looked up, the bus had come and gone and was well on its way to my destination. I had missed it.

By Elizabeth Weiss, Zeale News – Celebrated 50 days after Easter, Pentecost  commemorates the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the apostles, marking the birth of the Church and empowering once fearful followers to boldly proclaim the Gospel… According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pentecost reveals the fullness of the Holy Trinity and the Church’s mission of evangelization… As the culmination of the Easter season, Pentecost marks the fulfillment of Christ’s promise to send the Holy Spirit. Before his Ascension, Jesus told His disciples: “It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7). …

By Dr. Matt Mehan, Catholic Exchange – Patriotism can be a difficult virtue to practice, but the first step is to realize that it is a virtue and an important one at that. Without getting too technical, we can describe patriotism as the love of one’s civic fathers and mothers. It is a reverential love borne of gratitude for the many goods received from the hands of those fathers and mothers … With America’s 250th birthday or Semiquincentennial coming this July 4th and with Memorial Day coming up in this special year in our country’s history, we might do well to think more deeply about overcoming the obstacles to a deeper patriotism this summer and beyond. …