Catholic Church

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, EWTN News - The reason gossip is stupid is because it almost invariably deals in half-truths. A person gets one side of the story and one portion of the truth, then draws the wrong conclusion and tells another person. The lie becomes exaggerated and is spread further. Before long innocent people are drawn into a maelstrom of gossip, innuendo and downright lies.

By Daniel Esparza, Aleteia - The initial construction of the Etchmiadzin cathedral dates back to the early 4th century, and was ordered by St. Gregory the Illuminator, patron saint of Armenia, after the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of the Armenian kingdom by King Tiridates III, who had been baptized by St. Gregory himself.

By Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine - The Rosary, with all of its parts, captures the very spirit of the Catholic faith through the Apostle’s Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and Fatima Prayer, notwithstanding to call to (meditate) on the various mysteries of the day. Prayer is not just a call to order in a chaotic and disorderly world, it is a call to participate with God. And who better to be at the center as a model of participation than Mary herself?

By Mary Eberstadt, First Things - Begin with a sobering fact. During the past ten years, some of the sharpest observers of our time have come to believe that the tectonic plates underlying Western civilization have shifted momentously. One result is a deep, creative struggle among the thoughtful for new imagery and fresh analogies to illuminate what’s perceived as a darkening time.