By Susan Ciancio Twenty-five years ago this week, our entire nation watched in horror as terrorists hijacked four planes, crashed three into buildings, and killed… Read More »From 9/11 to Charlie Kirk: Remembering Why Every Life Matters
By Susan Ciancio Holy role models have always been crucial for children, but they are especially important today. Our children’s lives are fraught with battles… Read More »Kids Don’t Need Perfect Role Models; They Need the Saints
By Andrew Daub When Jeremy and Krystal VanderBrugghen’s daughter, Veya Hope, was denied medical treatment in Canada, they fought for her with everything they had.… Read More »Fighting for Every Person with Down Syndrome, from Creation to Natural Death
By Susan Ciancio Behind nearly every great son is a very special mother. This week, we celebrate both a mother and her son, as August… Read More »She Prayed for Years. Then Her Son Became a Saint.
By Dwain Currier It is no dirty secret that factions exist within the pro-life movement. Some organizations believe that regulating the killing of preborn children… Read More »If Klusendorf Speaks for the Pro-Life Movement, We Want Nothing to Do with It
By Susan Ciancio I recently met some cradle Catholics who had a very limited knowledge of our faith. Don’t get me wrong; they love the… Read More »7 Fun Ways to Teach Faith-Filled Values at Home
By Lori Hadacek Chaplin Pope Leo XIV’s 2025 apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te addresses caregivers and emphasizes their importance in a suffering world. In it, he… Read More »The Peace in the Storm Project: Ministering to Caregivers and Those Suffering from Chronic Pain and Illness
By Susan Ciancio Millions of people have found themselves overcome with emotion after watching Catholic apologist and author Dr. Peter Kreeft on the Pints with… Read More »‘As Beautiful as a Crucifix’: What Peter Kreeft’s Grief Teaches Us About True Love
By Laura Ashley To be present at birth, I believe, is the closest we ever get to experiencing God as creator and to truly understanding… Read More »The Unseen Scars of Hormonal Birth Control
By Susan Ciancio Prayer—our conversations with God—not only strengthen our relationship with God, but they strengthen us. They give us the courage to live our… Read More »Strengthening Pro-Life Values through Family Prayer
By Susan Ciancio Twenty-four years ago, Virginia native Callie Jett was a 15-year-old pregnant mom who walked into a Planned Parenthood abortion facility with her… Read More »Adoption Saved Her Baby; Now She’s Saving Others through Her Ministry
By Susan Ciancio On July 31, we celebrate the feast of a man whose life drastically changed after he was hit by a cannonball. His… Read More »Fostering Spiritual Growth through Ignatian Practices