Dominican friars in the United States and the United Kingdom are reporting a notable rise this Easter in adults entering the Catholic Church. Across various ministries, friars describe growing numbers of catechumens and candidates, many of them young people. In San Francisco, that trend is visible in especially striking numbers. At St. Dominic’s Parish, nearly 100 people will enter the…
At Indiana University, an extraordinary football season became the backdrop for something even deeper: a moment of spiritual renewal on campus. As St. Paul’s Catholic Center experienced striking growth alongside the team’s rise, its pastor, fr. Patrick Hyde, OP, reflects on evangelization, student discipleship, mercy, and the unexpected ways grace can work through public excitement, personal humility, and shared victory.…
