Chesterton interprets Christ’s teaching that “you are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13) to mean that Christians must be very different from the world, from the secular culture.  He writes: Salt seasons and preserves...

I stood there beside my husband in the strange silence of the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I was staring at the gray-white tile floor and the brown, black, and cranberry Merrell hiking boots on my feet...

Maura was born in the ninth century at Troyes in Champagne.  A very prayerful child, she was able through her example and fervent prayers to convert her entire family to Christ. Throughout her life, this virgin remained...