For each of the last six summers, our family has traveled from New Jersey to the scenic Lakes region of New Hampshire. There, our daughter has attended Camp Bernadette and our sons, Camp Fatima. These camps, opening in 1953 and 1949, respectively, have enhanced the spiritual formation of our children with a simplistic joy that radiates into our home.

One of the greatest challenges of our age is what Thomistic scholar Servais Pinckaers called “secular Christianity.” In The Sources of Christian Ethics, he defines it as “the temptation to adapt to the world and its spirit in the name of sharing its values and hopes.”

This charred iconic church, where faithful gathered under Mary’s patronage since the great Christian Renaissance, involved the toil of workers for centuries. Among priceless items saved were The Blessed Sacrament, Christ’s crown of thorns, the altar, Holy Cross, and others.

Born to an Egyptian Christian family in the late 3rd century, Athanasius became the 20th bishop of Alexandria. He is best known for refuting the Arian heresy, which suggested that Christ was made, not begotten, by God the Father.

As I have shared in past columns, I enjoy reading books. Every now and then, I come across a special one. Recently, I came across such a book.

If you’ve heard Lou Holtz speak at a public event anytime in the last couple of decades, you’ll recognize some of the entertaining stories and anecdotes he tells in his brief but highly engaging book.

What percent of Catholic kids who never attended Catholic school will go to weekly Mass as adults? Only 5 percent.

Priest-CEO among CEOs, Long Island Chapter shepherd heads TV and media network. Like many legates, Monsignor James C. Vlaun, 57, is himself the president and CEO of a company.

Albany Chapter Shepherd Discusses Catholic-Politician Sanctions, Clergy Crisis. Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany, New York is dealing with the fallout of the state legislature’s approval earlier this year of the Reproductive Health Act, a law that increases access to abortion, including those of late-term pregnancy

Fire and cooking catapulted the concept of taste along with nutrition. The late anthropologist Carleton Coon stated that cooking was, “the decisive factor in leading man from a [rudimentary] existence into one that was more fully human.”

Abby Johnson went from volunteer escort to clinic director during her meteoric rise through the Planned Parenthood hierarchy.

The “7 Choices” he lays out here are universals that “can liberate you from your own fears and help you to manifest the greatness that is within you,” he writes.

Elizabeth Lev argues that amid the chaos and confusion of the 16th century Reformation, it was beauty that helped restore unity among faithful Catholics who remained, by drawing their attention to the goodness and truth of the Church.