"How precious the gift of the cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the tree of paradise: it is wholly beautiful to behold and good to taste. The fruit of this tree is not death but life, not darkness but light. This tree does not cast us out of paradise, but opens the way for our return."

-St. Theodore the Studite

Saint John Ogilvie

Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal James M. Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

Magdalena of Austria, by Eduard Habsburg at First Things 

Roberts' Roadmap to Reversing Roe v. Wade, by Helen Alvaré at The Hill 

Lenten Tastes of Spring: Pasta Primavera, by Emily Malloy at TOH Blog

It's Time for Catholics to Challenge Big Tech's Monopoly, by Melanie Jean Juneau at Catholic Stand

A Warm and Inviting Home in Rural Sweden -- Filled with Vintage Finds, by Niki Brantmark at My Scandinavian Home

Antarctica Expedition Discovers Ernest Shackleton Endurance Shipwreck, by Marina Pitofsky at USA Today

Christianity Is the World’s Most Persecuted Religion, by Doug Bandow at Acton Institute PowerBlog

Ladies, Don’t Be a “Stay-At-Home Mom”, by Sophia Martinson at The Irish Rover