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Over the years, I have been blessed to participate in several pilgrimages, and each one has drawn me closer to Jesus. That is one of the reasons I am so excited to invite you to join me next summer on a pilgrimage to Wisconsin. A pilgrimage is so much more than a trip. It is an opportunity to step away from the busyness of daily life, spend time with the Lord, and return home spiritually renewed.

Where art rekindles faith By: Greg Maresca Recent headlines speak of a growing return to the faith of our fathers, but the hard numbers tell a harsher story. Weekly church attendance  has fallen from roughly 42% at the turn of the century to about 30% today, while church membership has dropped from 70% to under 50% in a single generation. Church closures now outpace openings with roughly 4,000 shutting their doors in a single year.

On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary. This historic milestone offers an opportunity to reflect upon our nation's history, heritage, and the many blessings, challenges, sacrifices, and achievements that have shaped our country over the past two and a half centuries. For 250 years, America has been a place of hope, opportunity, faith, sacrifice, and perseverance.

Lower-income Americans are less likely to go to church. The survey data is very strong on this point, notwithstanding the media-driven stereotype that the poorest and least-educated people go to church in America. The actual data, though, shows that the most educated Americans are most likely to go to church, and higher income is also linked to church attendance.

The St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation is pleased to host a special pilgrimage titled “Freedom and Faith America,” taking place from October 6–15, 2026, in partnership with Trinity Tour Travels. This unique journey is planned in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, offering pilgrims the opportunity to reflect on both the spiritual and historical roots that have shaped our nation.

Death, divorce, cheating, abandonment, abuse, and so much more in life can cause us to feel as if our world is crashing down around us and we are going to be buried alive. There are 4 things that will help you through life's greatest storms. Prayer, Rooted in Faith, the Sacraments, and a faith filled community. 1.) Prayer - One of the most powerful weapons we have in our life, as Christians, is prayer.

When care leads to death By: Greg Maresca y two weeks before Christmas, Illinois quietly crossed another moral Rubicon. On December 12, it became the 12th state, alongside Washington, D.C., to legalize physician assisted suicide, rebranded under the soothing sounding banner of “medical aid in dying,” or MAID. Yet as the new year dawned, this continued shift in how Americans define life and death passed nearly unnoticed.

Once upon a time in America, Minnesota’s Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis delighted in being America’s most neighborly cities. Today, it is the proud home of the new Twin Cities: Minneapolis and Mogadishu. Last weekend at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota leftists protesters turned a Sunday Christian church service into a political flash mob. Nothing says reverence like storming a sanctuary to score points over a church elder’s job at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The future of humanity rests not upon government, but with the family. A principle that is as bold as it is true and profound. Recently, the Institute for Family Studies released a comprehensive study titled The Decline in Marriage and Childbearing Among Progressives, exposing contrasting cultural attitudes toward the institution of family.

“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” – 1 Peter 4:10 God has given all of us unique gifts. Realizing and sharing these gifts is not only our responsibility, but it’s something that should bring us great joy.