Blessed Karl of Austria died in 1922. He was the last Emperor of Austria and the last Apostolic King of Hungary. One would not think that this man would have much in common with young Catholics in the ...
Last month, my colleagues and I were moved by a beautiful and tragic New York Times editorial by Kate Bowler, a religion professor from Duke Divinity School who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 ...
Every time we attend Mass, something wonderful occurs. In the words of the Credo of the People of God: Christ cannot be thus present in this sacrament except by the change into his Body of the reality ...
The mysterious Sydneysider BLESSED has generated buzz with his post-genre blend of hip-hop, R&B, grunge, emo and pop. But the singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer – who’s just unveiled his ...
Is it valid to be annoyed when, as your plane pulls up to the gate at your destination, a flight attendant tells you and your fellow passengers, just before deplaning, to “have a blessed day”? I’ll ...
We can spot the hashtag scrolling along social media feeds and popping up in in Bruno Mars lyrics: #Blessed. Often the declaration comes as a caption for a photograph that seizes the overwhelming ...
Our social media mocking hasn’t gotten us closer to what it really means to live in God’s favor. Social media has a way of hijacking perfectly good words. One years-old hostage is blessed, now ...
Last month, my colleagues and I were moved by a beautiful and tragic New York Times editorial by Kate Bowler, a religion professor from Duke Divinity School who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 ...