I can very clearly remember the first time I truly KNEW Christ's love for me. I was 12 and sitting on my bed one night with my new teen Bible open on my lap. I was flipping through, trying to be quiet while my little sister tried to sleep across the room, and I came to the Gospel of John. I randomly started reading. One verse- John 17:24- made me pause that night, and it changed absolutely everything. "Father, they are your gift to me." I remember thinking "Wait, Jesus. Me?

The human heart is attracted to beauty. In Catholic thought, especially from the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, we find the idea of...

Hi friend!! I bet this is confusing. Every Catholics Instagram story is filled with white smoke, seagulls, and the Pope in red. The news has been zoomed in on a chimney for the last 24 hours. The memes. The happy tears. The celebration. You might be thinking, "Isn't it all a little much? He's not Jesus. He's just a guy. What's with all the hype?" Let’s back up a bit. Jesus said to Peter, "And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the g