The power of "The Passion of the Christ" is its effectiveness in helping people understand that their personal suffering, when united to Christ’s, can lead to self-knowledge and a greater intimacy ...

Intimacy with Jesus is not something reserved for mystics, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass Wednesday. Speaking in the chapel at Casa Santa Marta, his Vatican residence, the pope said May 13 that ...

Editor's note: This essay by Kerry Cronin is reprinted with permission from "Intimacy and Relationships in Catholic Life," the Spring 2014 issue of C21 Resources, published by the Church in the 21st ...

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Being in love and being loved by someone are the heights of human experience, unleashing the erotic part of us in a most profound and powerful way. Love is the crucial good most of us seek, the fire ...

October marks the end of the Discalced Carmelite Order’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Ávila. St. Teresa is a doctor of the Church and one of history’s greatest ...

The Irish mentality taken as a whole is stereotypically defined as warm, witty and welcoming. As a group they like to sing and dance and drink tea and spirits. But when it comes to religion their ...