Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

9 Ways to Get Rid of Mosquitoes in Your Lawn or Yard…

After spending winter indoors, we’re all itching to head outside for a bit of sunshine and fresh air. Whether you’re playing in the garden or hosting a barbeque, the warm weather brings another source of itching: mosquitoes.Bites from these pesky little bugs are uncomfortable and occasionally even deadly. They can raise red welts and more […]

15 Must-Know Camping Tips From a Lifelong Camper…

Over the years, as a kid and then a climber, I’ve camped a lot, starting in a moldy canvas army pup tent with my friends in the backyard, age 9. Or in tents with classmates on trips to Assateague or Catoctin, in Maryland, where it always seemed to rain and our tents always leaked. Or […]

From a Florist: Good Advice for a Catholic Wedding…

Weddings and flowers have become synonymous over the ages. What is it that marries these two together (pun intended)?Throughout history, flowers have played a major role in weddings (most notably bridal bouquets) primarily to mask odor. As hygienic practices have improved over the ages, the role of flowers has changed. In modernity, the importance of […]

Visa denials face applicants from developing nations ahead of World Youth Day

MUMBAI – Officials of the Catholic Church in India have asked the government of Portugal to ease the process of granting travel visas for young people planning to attend the August 1-6 World Youth Day in Lisbon, in order to accommodate almost 1,000 Indians hoping to take part in the event. Often dubbed the “Olympics […]

Young people in Syria, Lebanon, to mark WYD at home

Crux Staff — With just under two weeks to go until World Youth Day celebrations begin in Lisbon, Portugal, young people from every corner of the globe are making final preparations ahead of their departure. Others, however, are staying home—not by choice, but sad necessity. For young people in Syria, where civil strife began in […]

Jesuits make it official: Artist-priest accused of abuse is expelled from the order

ROME – A month after announcing the expulsion of the artist-priest Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, accused of sexually abusing several adult women, on the grounds of disobedience, Pope Francis’s own Jesuit order confirmed the decision Monday. Father Johan Verschueren, the permanent delegate of the Society of Jesus for houses, works and inter-provincial Jesuits in Rome, […]