More from Aleteia

Tom Hoopes
Catholic parish dos and don’ts from millennials
Marzena Devoud
The 12 secrets of happy couples
Cerith Gardiner
12 Things every Catholic woman should have in her purse
Philip Kosloski
What does INRI mean?

Not Prepared to Donate?

Here are 5 ways you can still help Aleteia:

  1. Pray for our team and the success of our mission
  2. Talk about Aleteia in your parish
  3. Share Aleteia content with friends and family
  4. Turn off your ad blockers when you visit
  5. Subscribe to our free newsletter and read us daily
Thank you!
Team Aleteia

Subscribe

Aleteia
Pray
Editor's choice
Newsletter

Jubilee Year of Mercy

For Mother Teresa, the “joy of loving” contains the seeds of suffering, too

How Saint Teresa of Calcutta gave service to the world through a sacrificial unity with Christ

Why does Pope Francis want us to watch the movie “Babette’s Feast”?

The Holy Father's favorite film challenges us to look outside of ourselves in service to mercy

Works of mercy from the 4th grade

Kids say the darndest things -- and sometimes the wisest. Here's what they said when asked what instances of mercy they had witnessed.

The lazy way to fall in love with others

Offering hospitality to someone I’m reluctant to invite over is a risk that’s usually worth taking.

What happened when a small voice said, “Mom, who was that guy?”

My children were thinking that you only are kind to people you know. It was time to refocus. It was time to live kindly on purpose.

A final question for the Year of Mercy: Is my life under the Lordship of Christ?

Is he is the center of my life, around which everything turns and by which everything else is measured?

Confronted by the Commandant of Auschwitz

Can we desire the mercy of heaven for a villain of history? It's a daunting proposition, but it shouldn't be a surprising one.

Mercy begins in the mind

Knowing people's stories helps open up a closed heart

The day I met Jake and got a lesson in love’s triumph over adversity

"I have to sit down. My leg just broke again."

What happened when I asked a stranger if I could pray for her

She would be entrusting spiritual intimacy to me, a woman she knew nothing about

1 2 3 … 9
Aleteia's Top 10
  1. Most Read
  2. Matthew Green
    Boy doing his homework under a streetlight goes viral, and a …
  3. Philip Kosloski
    When the storms of life increase, hide yourself in Jesus’ …
  4. Philip Kosloski
    Here’s why St. Anthony is invoked to find lost things
  5. Philip Kosloski
    This simple prayer of St. Teresa of Avila can calm your nerves …
  6. Philip Kosloski
    This Eucharistic host was filmed bleeding and pulsating like a …
  7. Matthew Green and Dolors Massot
    Successful executive leaves everything behind to enter ancient …
  8. Philip Kosloski
    Cover your children with God’s protection with this prayer …
  9. J-P Mauro
    These Catholic churches offer the homeless a place to sleep
  10. Matthew Green
    Italian priest concelebrates his 100th birthday Mass with his 4 …
  11. Matthew Green
    Dad with Down syndrome inspires his son — and teaches us …
Readers like you contribute to Aleteia's Mission.

Since our inception in 2012, Aleteia’s readership has grown rapidly worldwide. Our team is committed to a mission of providing articles that enrich, inspire and inform a Catholic life. That's why we want our articles to be freely accessible to everyone, but we need your help to do that. Quality journalism has a cost (more than selling ads on Aleteia can cover). That's why readers like you make a major difference by donating as little as $3 a month.

DONATE NOW