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Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Single? Your Guide to Joyful Hope for the Holidays

Love is what draws us in at Christmas time. But it is not just something in Hallmark movies. For Love Himself is the answer to every ache and question of our hearts.

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

Thérèse Contra Mundum: How the Little Flower Conquers Big Modern Errors

The Lord raises up Saints tailored to their time. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux's childlike spirituality challenges three false philosophies of recent history.

Songs for Seasons of Waiting

Songs for Seasons of Waiting

When trials weary and impoverish our spirits, the transcendence of music can powerfully capture the dispositions of our hearts.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Garden Within

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Garden Within

May Our Lady of Mount Carmel assist the garden of our souls to blossom into restful havens where we may rendezvous with Christ.

Blessed and Broken: The Sacramentality of a Woman’s Cycle

Blessed and Broken: The Sacramentality of a Woman’s Cycle

The words “this is my Body . . . given up for you” hold relevance for every woman, in a manner written into our very bodily rhythms.

BIS Reads // Postmodern Predicament

BIS Reads // Postmodern Predicament

In The Postmodern Predicament, Angel makes philosophy approachable and applicable, tracing where truth remains to remind us that we can indeed recultivate the culture.

No Greater Love: Five Summer Saints Who Defended Marriage

No Greater Love: Five Summer Saints Who Defended Marriage

This summer, let us honor the feast days of five Saints who gave their lives to defend the sanctity of marriage.

40+ Graduation Gifts for a Future With Hope

40+ Graduation Gifts for a Future With Hope

Know a high school or college graduate? Here are more than forty gift ideas to celebrate their accomplishments.

BIS Reads // Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints To Moral Courage

BIS Reads // Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints To Moral Courage

BIS Reads: Unbreakable offers a profoundly clear vision of the communion of Saints: the fabric of sainthood shines brightly through the patterns of spiritual kinship woven within it.

Saint Joseph: A Strong Man for the Single Woman

Saint Joseph: A Strong Man for the Single Woman

Saint Joseph wants to watch over single women in a fatherly way, as you enrich your trust in God’s good plan for your life. 

No Cross, No Crown: The Theology of Redemption in Disney’s Tangled

No Cross, No Crown: The Theology of Redemption in Disney’s Tangled

Looking for a redemption story to ponder this Lent? Look no further than Disney's Tangled and the powerful transformation of Flynn Rider.