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Incarnation Wonder – The Catholic Thing
Many have likely seen the amazing photos from the James Webb Space Telescope showing thousands of galaxies. Not just stars, mind you, but galaxies, each of which is filled with trillions of stars. Now imagine those thousands upon thousands of…
A Thousandfold Intuited – The Catholic Thing
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to be in the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava, formerly Pressburg, staying in the beautiful Old Town, to speak at a conference. To say it is charming makes it sound like a wedding-cake creation; it charms…
Why Bible Study Application Feels Confusing…
By The Stream Published on December 11, 2025 If you struggle with applying scripture to your life, or knowing what your Bible study means for you today — this is the video for you. There’s one simple rule of thumb that Faith Womack unpacks in…
Seven Considerations on the Immaculate Conception
Many Catholics misunderstand today’s feast, which is also the patronal feast of our nation (the first country to claim her under this title). They confuse the Immaculate Conception of Mary with the virginal conception of Jesus. But today we…
Patronal Prayers – The Catholic Thing
For devotees of Cardinal Newman, the coming week was already highly anticipated, with his formal declaration as a Doctor of the Church on the solemn feast of All Saints. Then this week, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV would also name him…
God Talk
Prayer, an elusive conversation with God, confuses many as St. Paul tells us, “For we do not know how to pray as we ought.” (Romans 8:26) The Spirit, Who prays in us “with sighs too deep for words” (Romans 8:26), searches our hearts, revealing…
The Top Three Hindrances to Following God
By Shane Idleman Published on September 29, 2025 In this sermon from a verse-by-verse study of Acts, Pastor Shane Idleman of Westside Christian Fellowship in Southern California discusses the top three things that keep people from fully…
The Upside Down: Leftism’s Alternate Dimension
In the Netflix streaming series, Stranger Things, a plucky group of teenagers stumbles upon a government lab experimenting on children with psychic powers. One of these children escapes, but not before inadvertently opening a portal to a…
When the Light Went Out
Darkness. What a horrible word and horrible state, especially for someone created and destined to live in the light of God. Darkness is not even a thing on its own; it is only the absence of something else: the absence of light. In darkness we…
Christian Approaches to Helping Children Overcome Anxiety
In recent years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the suicide rate among 10- to 14-year-old children had nearly tripled in the last decade, while the rate for older teens increased by 76%. With ongoing global…