“Was it your child we could hear all during Mass?” the lady demanded to know. She took me by surprise. Who was this person? I’d never seen her before at the Latin Mass. I blinked a few times to adjust to this rare greeting. Then it became clear: she was talking about two-year-old Joe. It had not been one of his… Read more →
I started writing this modesty article twelve years ago. Why the rush? Let’s just say I enjoy this topic about as much as men enjoy talking about childbirth. Would it surprise you to know that I’m not alone? Many of my friends feel the same way. I’m not talking about my neighbors who wash the car on Sunday mornings in their… Read more →
How do these conversations get started? My seatmate on the flight was a sixteen year old cowboy named Cody. The flight attendant had come around handing out wine which I accepted with delight. Traveling stresses me out. Cody, who looked twenty-five, said no thanks. “I don’t drink,” he told me. “I’m a Christian.” “I do,” I said. “I’m a Catholic.… Read more →
It always happens. You go off to be by yourself and the kids find you. You just want to pray and savor the silence but it’s, “Can you help me? What do I do? Can you figure this out?” Saint Patapius, an early Christian hermit, knows how it feels. Saint Patapius was born in Thebes, Egypt, in the rocking fourth… Read more →
There is just too much to tell about this month’s saint so let’s start with the one thing no Catholic can resist, a gift shop. If you are a fan of St. Bernadette of Lourdes, you probably own a little plastic bottle of miraculous healing water. Mine is shaped like the Virgin Mary and was given to me by some… Read more →
On February 13, 2016, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a man of tremendous influence in the world, unexpectedly passed from it – into eternity. His son, Father Paul Scalia, a priest with the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia), celebrated his funeral Mass. Standing before Justice Scalia’s family, friends, and peers in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in… Read more →
A public service ad going around Facebook shows all the things those with Down syndrome are doing to live full, exciting lives. It includes athletes, public speakers, actors…and David DeSanctis, who is all of the above. The 23-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, native has accomplished more than most people his age, including starring in the major motion picture Where Hope Grows. But perhaps… Read more →
Alejandro Monteverde is a pro at making little things big. He’s the voice and direction behind the magic of Bella, a small-budget film that surprised even him by winning the biggest award at the Toronto Film Festival in 2006. Monteverde’s second film is Little Boy. It may also be a small-budget film, but it boasts some big talent: Oscar-nominee Emily Watson,… Read more →
Ray Guarendi is a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice since 1981. He is the creator of multiple books, live presentations, and television and radio shows about marriage and family life. He is the happily married father of 10 adopted children. Here, he gives Catholic Digest his take on love languages and communication skills for dating, engaged, and married couples.… Read more →
You might have to squint to find Eduardo Verástegui in his new movie, Little Boy. The actor, whose looks are proof of the existence of God, appears briefly as a bald, spectacle-wearing priest. His role in the film itself may be small, but it was just the opposite being the film’s co-executive producer. From Metanoia (Conversion) Films comes a story… Read more →