Today we start the Year of the Dog, which is somehow much more exciting than the rooster or the goat. We are all quite excited about it.

Father Doyle answers a question on whether blessed objects can be sold.

In a week dominated by the Winter Olympics and news of partisan combat (of course) in Washington, D.C., I am transfixed by the contagious smile of one little boy named Lucas Warren.

It’s such a simple thing. It’s not particularly creative. And the intentions are spilling over onto our table.

Those signs of love, and Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice and expression of love, tell us even more about the Giver and our relationship with Him than the paper valentines my sons will sign and deliver.

In the wake of the death of her brother-in-law, Rita Buettner encourages readers to build a legacy of love.

My favorite holiday is next week—Chinese New Year!

Christianity is dying in western Europe. But the Gospel has power, and those who believe that, and preach it in the conviction that it can transform and ennoble lives, can still get a hearing.

Sometimes it takes a child to remind you of the challenges God places before us, the ways He wants us to refine ourselves more and more so we can be all He wants us to be in this world.

Every time I spread butter on bread, I stop and think of our friend, Father Tom.