Fatherhood has been difficult from the dawn of creation.

Thanks to all the dads who emulate St. Joseph!

“I had to come all the way here to realize that Jesus was there all along.”

How does Jesus want to be loved? June, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, is the perfect time to answer this question.

This month, we celebrate fatherhood in a special way in the life of the Church.

Our faith has been forever shaped by a council that convened 17 centuries ago this year.

The ultimate expression of generosity is found in the profound act of giving oneself.

In the weeks ahead, many of us will have the chance to wish each other well on these joyful days of celebration.

Kathy Schmugge shares three encounters she had with the late pope that will always have a unique place in her heart.

As we make our summer plans, we can ask ourselves how spiritual destinations can be included in our travels.

We are called to listen to the Blessed Mother with attentiveness, faithfulness and the innocence of a child.

During the month dedicated to Mary, we take a look at local communities of religious sisters who look to the Blessed Virgin as exemplar and guide.

Lucia Silecchia recalls the simple “carnation” moments that filled the years she had with her mother.

Like any good earthly parent, God our heavenly Father has no “favorites.”

The theological virtue of hope does not function like everyday hope where we simply wish for something.

While the state upholds capital punishment as a form of justice and deterrence, the Catholic Church condemns it as a violation of human dignity.

Another way of putting it is that mothers are happy to be with their children, whenever children need them.

The only way to conquer fear is to know for certain that Christ conquered sin and death and rose victorious from the grave.

South Carolina’s aggressive execution schedule means we cannot be passive.

The Catholic Miscellany features four more religious groups in South Carolina that honor patron saints in their official names.

Every Christian must live out the events of Christ’s life in some manner.

We gain new insight into how Christ loved us — “becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8).

For at least six millennia, philosophers have assumed we are made up of body and spirit (or soul) and then argued which took primacy over the other.

The key to managing them in the best way possible is to combine them, to practice justice when offering mercy and vice versa.

In Christ's most spectacular and significant reversal of fortune, he transforms the ultimate defeat into the ultimate victory.