Monaco Grand Prix: How did the famous corners get their names?

The Monaco Grand Prix was canceled for today, but here are the (often Catholic) stories behind its famous corners...

Two things every 2020 graduate needs to hear

Pat Lencioni offers this simple and practical message for college graduates...

What the Saturn V, Space Shuttle and other rockets would look like if they were transparent

From left to right: Saturn V, Space Shuttle, Falcon Heavy and the Space Launch System (SLS).

Red = RP-1 (Kerosene)
Orange = Liquid Hydrogen
Blue = Liquid Oxygen

2 ways to make a paper airplane that will go really far

From paper airplane expert Mahir Cave...

Whoopsie-doodle! How drilling a 14-inch hole accidentally turned a 10-foot-deep freshwater lake into a 1,300-foot-deep saltwater lake

Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. Before 1980, it was an approximately 10-foot-deep fresh water lake with an island in the middle. Next to it, and partially under it, Diamond Crystal Salt Company maintained a salt mine, with salt being mined near the lake since 1919...

Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments on birth control coverage

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments by telephone on whether the Trump administration can make it easier for employers with religious and moral objections to opt out of providing free birth control coverage in their insurance plans.

Dion’s “Hymn to Him” — featuring Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen

“Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him.” —Excerpt from Bob Dylan’s liner notes for Blues With Friends

The Holy Rosary and the Imitation of Christ

Why must we “supplement our faith with virtue,” as 2 Peter 1:5 says? Why does virtue matter? Dr. Matthew Tsakanikas explains...

Watch again as Tony Meléndez performs for Pope St. John Paul II

This happened Sept. 15, 1987, in Los Angeles. Afterward, the Holy Father told him, “My wish to you, is to continue of giving this hope to all, all the people.”

By God’s mercy, this can become the time of the ‘The Great Realisation,’ if we let it

A bedtime story of how it started, and why hindsight’s 2020.