Church of Saint Joseph the Carpenter

Michael Adams

Intimacy with the Lord is the one path that will enable us to know both what it means and how to actually be charitable and virtuous. 

Joe Heschmeyer

St. Justin Martyr wrote one of the earliest descriptions of the Mass with a simplified version of Catholic theology in his "First Apology."

Mark Bradford

Brielle Stewart and her mother Tobi defy the boundaries of nonspeaking autism. Theirs is an incredible story of love and determination.

Lindsay Schlegel

This is the largely untapped superpower of writers today: to appreciate the works that precede us, the stories on which modern culture was founded, and to embrace intertextuality as a hallmark of our work.

Cardinal Arthur Roche

This piece is an excerpt from "The Gardens of God" by Cardinal Arthur Roche (Word on Fire Publishing), highlighting a section from pp. 1-7.

Dr. Holly Ordway

What enabled Tolkien to integrate this joyfulness into his complex adult personality, despite the sorrows of his childhood and youth? A good case can be made that the spirituality of St. Philip Neri helped him to do so.

Dr. Tod Worner

Thou art a scholar; speak to it, Horatio. He would learn that wisdom is intelligence purified through humility and wonder before the unknowable, the unpredictable, and the ineffable.

Kody W. Cooper

In a culture increasingly fascinated with the demonic, Catholics should boldly proclaim Christ’s victory over Satan as it continues to play out today.

Bishop Robert Barron

"Mrs. Davis" is a prophetic warning about artificial intelligence and the pervasiveness of the internet. Idols we construct inevitably turn on us.

James Matthew Wilson

This poem by James Matthew Wilson was featured in the "Creativity" issue of the Word on Fire Institute's "Evangelization & Culture" journal.