Why Does Skating on Thin Ice Sound Like a Star Wars Battle?

How can skating on a frozen lake sound like a sci-fi battle? On a small lake outside Stockholm, Mårten Ajne glides across pristine black ice, producing eerie, high-pitched sounds that seem more like laser fire than anything found in nature...

This Man Built a Gravity-Powered Trebuchet — and Broke the Sound Barrier

Gravity was the problem: A falling weight simply doesn’t move fast enough. So Tom Stanton spent six years figuring out how to turn that limitation into 776 mph...

Watch: How Not to Behave at Mass (1967 Irish Edition)

The clip comes from Radharc, a pioneering Irish television series of religious documentaries broadcast on RTÉ, Ireland’s national public broadcaster. This episode was originally broadcast on Sept. 15, 1967...

‘I Have Great Love for America’: Pope Leo XIV Discusses Possible U.S. Visit With NBC News

In a visit with “Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas, Pope Leo XIV described his role as the first American supreme pontiff. “I have great love for America,” he said. “But I understand my mission as having a very important dimension, which is precisely being pastor of a universal church.”

Citing Synod Study Group 9, Cardinals McElroy and Cupich Endorse Fr. James Martin Conference

Letters from Cardinals Cupich & McElroy to Fr James Martin pic.twitter.com/YRK7Pu3Z32

— Michael Haynes 🇻🇦 (@MLJHaynes) June 19, 2026

Why the Church Celebrates the Sacred Heart (Not a Brain)

Every June, the Church celebrates the Sacred Heart of Jesus — and this Sunday's Gospel shows us Jesus moved with compassion for the crowds, like sheep without a shepherd. But why the heart? Why not the Sacred Intellect or the Sacred Will? In this Sunday reflection, we unpack why the Church's devotion to the Sacred Heart isn't sentimentalism; it's a profound invitation to be fully human and fully alive...

Msgr. James Shea on the One Thing You Need to Overcome Mediocrity

“I was the translator for the last surviving priest of Dachau, who died last year at the age of 102. I asked him, ‘What do you think of your life?’ And he said, ‘Well, I’m grateful, of course, but I’m also ashamed. ... Part of it’s just survivor’s guilt. I lived and my brothers died. But there’s this other thing. I was a mediocre priest and it took Dow to get the mediocrity out of my priesthood. I was a mediocre priest.’”

Take Back Your Identity

Who told you who you are? Because if it’s not God, you’ve been listening to the wrong voice. The devil has a very thin playbook. His first move? Attack your identity. He did it in Genesis. He tried it on Jesus in the desert — every single temptation starting with the words, "If you are the Son of God..." He was trying to shake Jesus’ sense of who he was. Because here’s the thing...

Vatican Moves Forward on $85 Million Swiss Guard Barracks Project

Their uniform is easily recognizable and unique, and they are known for being part of the smallest army in the world. The Pontifical Swiss Guard has lived in the barracks located next to the entrance of St. Anne’s Gate, just within the Vatican walls, since 1929, when the Lateran Pacts were signed.

Your Faithfulness Is Changing the World (Even From Your Living Room)

Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” And if you’re like most of us, you hear that and think, “Jesus, I love you, but ... really? I’m just trying to keep my kids alive today. I’m the light of my living room on a good day. That’s about it.” Here's the truth: When you're faithful right where you are...