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Three Thoughts That Have Changed My Life
I was asked not long ago to share what I thought might be the three most powerful thoughts to come from a study of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body (a series of biblical reflections written by the late St. John Paul II, called "one of the boldest...

Holy Friendship in a Hypersexualized World
A wonderful article appeared in The Federalist a few years back by D.C. McAllister titled “How To Stop Sexualizing Everything.” It tapped into the schizophrenic character of our modern age, particularly in American culture, that surrounds our expressions of intimacy....

Are You Ready to Burn with the Divine Inferno of Pentecost Nuptials?
"The entire Christian life bears the mark of the spousal love of Christ and the Church,” proclaims the Catechism (1617). This means Pentecost, like every other mystery of our faith, can be seen as a nuptial mystery – a mystery that communicates the marriage of heaven...

Don’t Miss Out on the Whole Point of the Feast of the Ascension: It’s the Highest Celebration of the Human Body Possible!
Ascension Thursday – today! – is one of the most gloriously hopeful feasts on the Church’s liturgical calendar. And 10 days from now, we’ll celebrate Pentecost. One cannot be understood without the other and neither can be understood unless we have a...

A Quarter-Century Celebration of Braveheart
Stunned. Overwhelmed. Speechless. As the credits rolled, so did the tears. My fiancée (I had just proposed two weeks earlier) and I were the last to leave the theater and didn’t do so until we were practically kicked out. It’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter...

Poland, Fatima and the Blood of John Paul II
I bet, like me, you’ve kinda rolled your eyes whenever you’ve read the saints talking about what “wretched sinners” they were. Yea, sure you were, Mother Teresa … whatever!

Mother’s Day: The Celebration Behind the Celebration
I bet, like me, you’ve kinda rolled your eyes whenever you’ve read the saints talking about what “wretched sinners” they were. Yea, sure you were, Mother Teresa … whatever!

How to Discover the Life You Were Made For
[David Clayton is provost for Pontifex University, which offers a Master of Arts Degree in Theology of the Body and the New Evangelization in partnership with Theology of the Body Institute. David will be a featured speaker at the May 8-10 Theology of the Body Virtual...

Sinners and Saints Alike Need Divine Mercy
I bet, like me, you’ve kinda rolled your eyes whenever you’ve read the saints talking about what “wretched sinners” they were. Yea, sure you were, Mother Teresa … whatever!

Fulton Sheen and the “Cor” of the New Evangelization: Divine Mercy
You know you have discovered a prophet when you hear or read something from a great preacher and it speaks not only to the heart of today’s problems but also offers solutions that remedy them at the heart as well. Two of the greatest prophets of the last century are...