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

For when man becomes his own God…this self-idolatry becomes so arrogantly irrational that it demands the life of every human being as its victim.”

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.

What is the difference between drifting along in life and letting God do his will in your life?

Isn’t it amazing how much the Father loves us? He not only sent Jesus to save us, but he also revealed to us the truth of our impending judgment.

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 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.

Sometimes, silence is the only thing that can comfort. People who h...

Go engage in the evangelistic work of Christ by getting to know people and then lovingly introducing them to your best friend, Jesus Christ.

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.

When others were too afraid to stand up for Christian morals, this saint stood fearless to the point of ultimate sacrifice.

As baptized Catholics, we are called to live out our baptismal promises each day of our lives.

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.

In this column, we’ll explore the ill effects of envy and the antidote we find in its contrary virtue, charity.

How can there be Catholic Bibles and Protestant Bibles? I thought all Christians use the same Bible.

Through the Eucharist, we can forever cling to Jesus, and he to us.

Although she lost her family at a young age, St. Agnes Tsao Kou Ying carried her family’s Catholic faith with her as an orphan.

“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Lk 1:30)