AleteiaChristianity Who is Amalek?aleteia.org - Daniel Esparza In a sculpture at the Holocaust Memorial in The Hague, a Star of David sculpted by the Dutch artist Dirk Stins in 1967, one reads a quote from …
AleteiaChristianity The many meanings of salt in the Biblealeteia.org - Daniel Esparza Salt plays an interesting, often contradictory role in the Bible. Salt is a fundamental necessity of life, and has been used since ancient times in …
AleteiaChristianity 3 Ways to transform our children’s lives with lovealeteia.org - Cecilia Zinicola It doesn’t matter how old we are – 65, 35, or 5: knowing that we are loved always produces the same result. It makes our heart beat stronger and …
AleteiaChristianity Ireland’s “Mass rocks” are powerful reminder of ancestors’ strong faithaleteia.org - Patty Knap Scattered across the Irish countryside are enormous rocks that were used to celebrate Mass during the times of the Penal Laws, when it was illegal to …
AleteiaChristianity Long Island Bishop likens Catholic Church to 1969 Mets: “Ya gotta believe”aleteia.org - J-P Mauro This year saw New York celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic World Series run that led to the Mets’ first championship and earned them the …
AleteiaChristianity A saint from Fatima’s neighboring town: St. Irene was a victim of sexual abusealeteia.org - Larry Peterson During October, when we focus on Fatima, the Miracle of the Sun, and the Holy Rosary, we might take a look at the story of a revered saint from …
AleteiaChristianity Check out the Luminous Mystery reflections in our ‘Clack the Beads in October’ seriesaleteia.org - Kathleen N. Hattrup As we mentioned last week, there are plenty of saints and popes, and even the Mother of God herself, enjoining us to pray the Rosary every day. During …
AleteiaChristianity Pope St. John Paul II’s teacher gave this warning about prayeraleteia.org - Nicholas Senz Do you ever wonder where saints come from? Sometimes they can seem so otherworldly, we might think they fell from the sky, or sprang out of holes in …
AleteiaChristianity Filipino devotees present requests to St. John Paul II in lead up to feast dayaleteia.org - Aleteia The Our Lady of Veritas Chapel in Quezon City, in the Philippines, invited devotees of John Paul II to present their petitions at the chapel in the …
AleteiaChristianity In praise of hipsters … and why they make great Catholicsaleteia.org - Fr. Michael Rennier About 10 years ago, as my wife and I were in the process of converting to Catholicism, we moved to St. Louis, where I began studying for the …
AleteiaChristianity Pew survey finds Christianity continuing to diminish in Americaaleteia.org - J-P Mauro This year has been host to several surveys which have highlighted the decline of Christianity, as well as religion as a whole in the United States. …
AleteiaChristianity Horrible at praying the Rosary? Shout it (with a van full of kids) instead!aleteia.org - Sarah Robsdotter “Maybe we should say a novena for them!” I chimed, because I’m the biggest Catholic faker in the world. I was pushing my kid on a swing on a beautiful …
AleteiaChristianity This is what happened when a school banned cellphonesaleteia.org - Cerith Gardiner With the rise in smartphone addiction, and the disturbing effects it has on children and adults alike, a school in Llandudno, Wales, has taken …
AleteiaChristianity During a severe drought in Canada, St. John de Brébeuf turned to St. Josephaleteia.org - Philip Kosloski While living amongst a native tribe in Canada, Jesuit priest St. John de Brébeuf became a beacon of hope during a severe drought. It hadn’t rain for …
AleteiaChristianity From Nast to Family Circus, Philadelphia exhibit shows how Catholics have been depicted in cartoonsaleteia.org - John Burger “Cartooning Catholics” is an exhibit in Philadelphia examining how Catholics were portrayed in secular drawings and how Catholics portrayed their own …
AleteiaChristianity Emergency telephone operator guides an anxious husband to help his wife give birthaleteia.org - Silvia Lucchetti The night of September 18 will long be remembered by three people: a woman named Elena who was in labor that night, her husband, Giovanni, and an …
AleteiaJohn Paul II This is the daily schedule John Paul II had as a teenageraleteia.org - Philip Kosloski John Paul II’s road to the papacy and to the heights of sanctity began while he was in high school. At this point he had experienced the deep pain of …
AleteiaChristianity The Washington Nationals’ Catholic chaplain preached about “the virtue of hope” when team was downaleteia.org - Zelda Caldwell Anyone watching the televised broadcast of the last two games of the National League Championship series between the Washington Nationals and the St. …
AleteiaPregnancy How to talk about your troubles without complaining when you’re pregnantaleteia.org - Anna O'Neil I got pregnant almost immediately after my wedding, and boy was that a confusing time of my life. I wanted my husband to see me as a cheerful, upbeat …
AleteiaChristianity Without this spiritual director, Teresa of Avila may have never become a saintaleteia.org - Philip Kosloski Saints are not born in vacuums. Just like us, they need the support of friends and trusted spiritual advisors to show them the will of God. Such was …
AleteiaChristianity Priests break ground on the largest Catholic church in North Americaaleteia.org - J-P Mauro There are few sights as charming or goofy-smile inducing as a group of priests, dressed in full regalia, donning hard hats and plunging shovels into …
AleteiaChristianity A classic Portuguese recipe is based on a legend involving a monk, a stone, and a very compassionate villagealeteia.org - Daniel Esparza Portuguese “stone soup” is a perfect main-course soup for those chilly autumn and winter evenings. Original from the Ribatejo province (famous for …
AleteiaChristianity The best moments of the 2019 Al Smith Dinneraleteia.org - John Burger Former U.S. Secretary of Defense General James Mattis came out shooting from both hips Thursday night at the Al Smith Dinner, and the room exploded …
AleteiaChristianity Ostriches have a special place in African Christian monastic symbolismaleteia.org - Daniel Esparza In some parts of the ancient Mediterranean world, ostriches have not always had the best of reputations. For some, ostriches were a symbol of …
AleteiaChristianity Institution of the Eucharist: Abiding access to the graces of Calvaryaleteia.org - Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP O Sacred Banquet, in which Christ becomes our food, the memory of his passion is celebrated, the soul is filled with grace and a pledge of future …
AleteiaChristianity Gal Gadot to star as Polish Catholic who saved Jewish children from Nazisaleteia.org - J-P Mauro Gal Gadot’s popularity has skyrocketed since she starred in Wonder Woman, the superhero film which quickly became the third highest grossing movie by …
AleteiaIcon version of the Flipboard logoLoneliness 3 Ways to combat lonelinessaleteia.org - Zrinka Peters We live in lonely times. Rates of loneliness have reached alarming proportions in the adult US population, both young and old. Since the 1980s, the …
AleteiaChristianity What can I do if my wife doesn’t show me any tenderness?aleteia.org - Edifa “My wife never shows me any affection.” I’ve heard this from husbands who say they have a spouse who seems allergic to demonstrations of tenderness. …
AleteiaChristianity 5 Habits of happy mothersaleteia.org - Cecilia Zinicola Being a mother can be a very demanding task, but with a positive attitude and some practical habits, we can learn to enjoy the daily challenges of …
AleteiaChristianity Herod the Great’s greatest buildingsaleteia.org - Aleteia Herod the Great’s name will forever be associated with the mass slaughter of innocent children that he ordered to ensure that the Christ Child would …
