Anxiety can easily cripple our lives, leading us to sadness and, in some cases, despair. How can we grapple with such an intense feeling, especially when exterior events disrupt everything? […]

The first few moments of the day, especially during the sunrise, can be a profound time of prayer. It is much easier to meditate on the light of Christ and […]

Which words would we least like to hear from Jesus right now? Could it be these? “Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be […]

Many Christians are familiar with the verse in the Gospels where Jesus says plainly, “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John […]

In order to worthily sanctify the Fourth Sunday of Easter,Aleteia proposes this celebration of the Word of God at home. In collaboration with Magnificat magazine Instructions: This celebration requires the presence […]

When my visually perceptive children have questioned why Our Lady looks different in her various apparitions, I’ve always offered the explanation that she had changed her clothes. I’ve told them […]

“Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart…” It likely wasn’t Peter’s eloquence that impressed his hearers. Nor did Peter have a societal position or wealth to […]

It can be distressing to hear of so many people sick and suffering in the world. The news might break our heart and we are distressed by the vast number […]

This prayer came to me at a dark time in my life. The abuse crisis in the Church had hit my particular world, hard. My mother had died of ALS. […]