“Unity in the Church is really essential for us today because that attitude of division in our society affects our Church, and it affects it dramatically.”

What we look at has the power to change us. Our eyes are like portals to our imagination.

While about 40,000 people will attend in person, most Catholics will participate from home. Here are some suggestions for engaging with the Congress remotely:

In addition to planning and packing, local pilgrims are praying as they prepare for this year’s much anticipated National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) that begins on Wednesday, July 17th in Indianapolis.

The human heart can be fickle. Here are three tips for cultivating a spirit of gratitude instead.

You don’t need to travel far to inspire your faith.

Let’s receive the Eucharist with intentionality, eagerness and a desire to fully believe in who we are consuming.

The twentysomething man, who grew up Protestant and in the foster c...

The four legs of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, an effort to witness the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, have begun.

Perhaps the most profound and startling claim of Christianity centers around the fact that Jesus of Nazareth died on a cross, was sealed in a grave and three days later, was no longer there.

Holiness represents the culmination of little daily decisions, actions, virtues and surrenders through which God’s grace lead us to a life that others might identify as extraordinary.

Catholic communities across the country are invited to be part of the historic movement to set hearts ablaze along the four distinct routes that make up the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.

We cannot change the world if we don’t allow ourselves to be changed first.

A local mother shares her journey of discovering more peace in her life after growing closer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

We need reconciliation in order to withstand the crashing waves of a world so often marred by sin and disorder because we cannot do it on our own.

The purpose of the Congress is to pray for a renewal in the Church.

"Jesus, is that you?"

Why is the good news of a viral video so easy to share while the Good News of Jesus Christ so difficult?

I’ll never forget the conversation where my dad revealed to me the difference between a nice guy and a good man.

This feast is not about trying to make them more like us so we can “relate” to them; rather, it is a reminder that we are called to imitate them in their holiness.

To experience joy and peace, it requires preparation, and that is why the Season of Advent is a gift for Catholics. 

God’s greatest gifts often come in silence and quiet waiting. He will not fail you.

The term “missionary disciple” has been used to motivate Catholics to consistently live out our common evangelistic responsibility to the world.

There are three churches in the Diocese of St. Petersburg entrusted to the care of Franciscans.

Let Psalm 23 be our prayer in appreciation for all the good things God gives to us: the gift of life and the gifts of love and friendship we enjoy with others.