Holy Stairs: Are These the Actual Steps Jesus Walked on to...
Christ was taken to His Trial at Pontius Pilate's palace by way of 28 marble steps. Today, they are known as the Scala Sancta: the Holy Stairs.
Traditional Catholic Grievance Fatigue & Protesting Corruption
There are more constructive ways to address the crisis than the cycle of blame we seem to be caught in.
The Flower of the Five Wounds: How Jesuits Named the Passionflower...
Renowned for its colorful blooms in shades of pink, purple, or blue: the perennial has the Jesuits and the Passion of Christ to thank for its name.
How Aquinas and a Jesuit Priest Are Responsible for Creating Hypertext
Computers weren't orginally invented to use words - if not for Thomas Aquinas and a Jesuit priest, you might not have been able to read this article.
Did You Know? Japanese Tempura Shrimp Is Actually a Catholic Lenten...
If you thought fried food in traditional Japanese cuisine to be interesting, that's because the crispy creation is actually of Catholic, Lenten origin.
How The First Sunday of Lent Inspired The Piñata
When you mention a Piñata, the first thing you likely think of a child's birthday party and kids scrambling like mad to collect the candy the burst from it. But the piñata actually originated with a Catholic tradition tied to the First Sunday of Lent.
Catholics Abstain from Meat on Fridays During Lent. Do You Know...
Two hallmarks of the Lenten season: abstaining from meat on Fridays, and fish appearing on the menu. What's the origin of this penitential tradition?
Lent: Why We Fast
We don’t do it because we think that some good thing like food or technology are bad. We do it because we recognize that we are bad and need to overcompensate to become good.
Did Pius XII Prophesy About a “Church Which Remains Silent and...
A "church which remains silent and weakens the Law of God" is the price for tolerance by the Secular State, warned Pope Venerable Pius XII 70 years ago.
How to Have a Good Time: Every Catholic Needs to Read...
In an increasingly secular, busy, and hectic world how can Catholics "have a good time?" Venerable Fulton J. Sheen gave the answer in a 1957 sermon.
