There are so many Catholic writers writing so many Catholics things right now. It’s hard if not improbable to keep up with what everybody is saying about this and that and this other thing. You got to pick and choose who you read. You’re most likely going to pick a Catholic writer that aligns with your particular form of spiritual or political sensibilities. If you do read someone outside your normal parameters of frequent reading material it might be to pick apart what someone says about something you disagree with. You can than share that post, tweet, video or podcast with others and comment about how out of touch with the Catholic faith this writer really is and how they depart from being a true believer.
Or you can do what I have done with several posts from time to time and what I am doing with this specific post is find writings you agree with, from writers you don’t fully agree with. This post is a selection of Catholic writers who are writing right now. I have included writers from some of the most popular Catholic platforms on the web and found something worth sharing from each of them. Some Catholic websites I think are wonderful and others I would be cautious around. Some lean to the radtrad conservative side of Catholic faith and others to the progressive left side of the faith and everywhere in-between. But they all are Catholic in some way shape or form and are dedicated to sharing the faith to the best of their ability.
Good Catholic Writing April 2026
Here are some highlights of Good Catholic Writing worth sharing that highlights the common faith we all have. Please note that because I share 0ne particular post from someone does mean I endorse everything a particular platform endorses or what a particular individual writes. It means that this particular writing is something worth looking at. And sometimes a particular website or author has most things if not all writings I would endorse.
Anyway. Just read and perhaps be encouraged by your fellow Catholics.
Authentic Evangelization
What can we learn from the Samaritan woman? Origen refers to her as an evangelist. That means she is a reliable bearer of the Good News. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, she is venerated as a saint with the name Photini, which means “enlightened [one]” or literally, “luminous [one].”
Photini is enlightened because she recognized that Jesus illuminates her life. She does not make the mistake of thinking she illuminates his life. We can learn from her example about two components of authentic evangelization: First, we need to tell people how Jesus has seen us as we are, warts and all, and looks at us with clear-eyed mercy. Second, we need to assure them that Jesus will look at them in the same way, if only they ask him.
Cathleen Kaveny – The 7 deadly sins offer a warning to religious influencers — and their followers (April 29, 2026) National Catholic Reporter
Charismatic Spirituality
In a video from Ascension Press, Catholic speaker Jackie Angel defines charismatic spirituality by first explaining what it is not. She notes that being charismatic does not require that one attend high-energy faith rallies, listen to trending Catholic speakers, or jam out to praise and worship music. “Being a charismatic Catholic simply means embracing the charisms (or gifts) of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives gifts of faith, teaching, healing, wisdom, prophecy, the gift of tongues, and discernment of spirits, among others. . . . All of [these] are given to us to build up the Body of Christ in some way.” The term charismatic comes from the word “charism,” referring to a gift of the Holy Spirit. To be charismatic, therefore, means to live a charism-filled life, one in which a person is radically open to the Holy Spirit and the conferment of his gifts.
– Madeleine Dobrowski–Every Catholic Should Be Charismatic (April 22, 2026) – Word on Fire
Churches in Malta
The locals (roughly half a million souls) often joke that they have enough churches for every day of the year (359 in total), an indication of deep-rooted Catholic faith. The Knights of St. John oversaw a huge building spree between 1530 and 1798. I had no plans to visit them all, but St. Paul’s Shipwreck Church was a good place to start. It is one of the oldest churches in Malta’s capital, Valletta, where light seeps in through a dome at the center and filters onto marble walls.
Canon David Cilia, the parish’s archpriest, showed me a relic of St. Paul’s wrist bone and one of the four marble pillars from the table on which the apostle was beheaded. “It came from Rome, as a gift from Pope Pius VII in 1818,” he tells me. History is found in every corner here.
Travel –In the Footsteps of St. Paul: Discovering Malta’s 2,000 Years of Unbroken Catholic Tradition| (April 29, 2026) National Catholic Register
Fr. Joseph Krupp@Joeinblack (, 2026) Today, give Jesus your belief. It doesn’t have to be perfect belief: whether you’re struggling with doubt, or you keep forgetting what he promised, whatever your circumstance or situation, give him what belief you have. He will take that tiny, broken belief, and he will treasure it. they will nurture it and make it grow. You are so very beautiful to Him. #talkedtotheboss
Exploring Ireland
I write now from Dublin, where a group of staff, readers and friends of America are finishing up a pilgrimage (part of an ongoing program: next is Quebec and then Lourdes!) to this land of saints and scholars. Among the stops on our journey (not gonna lie, there were a lot of churches) have been visits to some of the iconic sites of Irish history and of the Rising, an event that despite its short-term failure nevertheless kicked the cause of Irish independence into high gear and is remembered today as a pivotal moment in the establishment of the Irish Republic.
We toured the General Post Office in Dublin, where the Rising was centered; Kilmainham Gaol, where the leaders of the plot were imprisoned and then executed in the aftermath; the Museum of Literature Ireland, where the words of the above poets and so many other Irish writers are preserved and remembered; Glasnevin Cemetery, where many heroes of the Irish Republic rest; and much more. Our timing was also good: Last Friday was the 110th anniversary of the Rising.
The poets, priests and politicians of Ireland’s Easter Rising, 110 years later (– America Magazine
Family Struggles Seen
in the Easter Gospels
The struggles of families — and the ordinary work that keeps us going — are all over the Easter Gospels. Thomas reminds us how often we feel confused, left out or misunderstood, even among those who know us best. Sometimes it takes time, humility and a willingness to show up again to see the truth before us.
The Myrrhbearers (the men and women who cared for Jesus’ body after his death) underscore the quiet holiness of tasks of care. Like Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, we can carry our heavy burdens together. Like the women who brought oil and spices to anoint Jesus’ body, we learn how the smallest offerings let us care for Christ in each other.
Notice where Jesus meets his disciples after the Resurrection. In a house in Emmaus, breaking bread over dinner. On the lakeshore, after a long night of fishing. On the road, when his friends were grieving and aimless. In locked rooms, where they huddled together in terror. God will meet us in the same places. Over ordinary meals, in daily work, on the road. In the midst of grief, loss and fear.
Laura Kelly Fanucci –What the Easter Scriptures teach us about how to live as family (April 24, 2026) OSV News
Forgotten Books
I have tried to collect books of these sorts for my children over the years. Children need many books at their fingertips: beautiful books that allow them early access to the great treasures of Western Civilization and the history and symbolism of their Christian faith. Against the beige-grey tones of modern cultural iconoclasm, beautiful children’s books can unlock the riches of our children’s ancient patrimony.
Unfortunately, books like these are often incredibly difficult to find. The sheer number of well-meant but dreadfully executed children’s books is staggering. And even when you find excellent books, many of them tend to dwell upon the same familiar topics. But there are so many exciting, inspiring, and moving stories locked up in old books for adults, which used to be stories older generations would hand down verbally to their children and grandchildren. Now, with the old books increasingly not being read even by adults, the stories lie forgotten.
– Mary Cuff–Our World’s Guardian Angel (April 27, 2026) Crisis Magazine
Funny Saint
Fr. Solanus is funny.
He sang badly, all the time, to the annoyance of everyone in the house.
He poured all his breakfast foods, including coffee, into the same bowl, and ate them as a penitential morning mash-up.
He had a way with bees, handling them without harm.
But Fr. Solanus isn’t a sort of cartoon character of holiness, playing his fiddle and working fun miracles. He was a man of flesh and blood, and he dealt with disappointments, in family life and in the Church. Two of his siblings died in childhood, of the same diphtheria which left him frail. He proposed to a girl, and her mom was so appalled she sent the girl to boarding school. He might have witnessed a traumatic murder (accounts vary, and he didn’t talk about it much).
JD Flynn –Thank God first, ‘gotta be the shoes’, and papal safety (Apr 28, 2026) Pillar Catholic.
katbyrd�⬛@KatharinaLeAnn (April 30, 2026)
I heard a pastor say something that jolted me
Every time Jesus speaks to demons, they obey instantly. Zero resistance.
But when Jesus speaks to us, thru scripture, His Spirit, conviction …we pause, wrestle, delay.
Why are we slower to obey than even the things that hate Him?
Global Pope Leo XIV
Over the past few weeks, Pope Leo XIV’s commitment to Gospel truth has powerfully evangelized parts of society that are generally unaware of papal activities. Non-Catholics (even agnostics) have been saying, “He’s my pope,” and “I never really paid attention to the Pope before but he is really good.” While their statements reflect a well-deserved respect for Pope Leo, what these admirers are really attracted to – whether or not they recognize it to be true – is the message of Christ that the Holy Father is living out. His unwavering stand for peace makes me wonder how God has used Pope Leo’s personal history to shape his present faithfulness. Who is this man who has been elected to lead the Church? Where did he come from?
This past weekend, I was given the opportunity to explore Chicago, the city of Pope Leo’s birth. It offered me a brief glimpse of the child Robert Prevost, who grew up to become the first American Pope.
It has been said that Pope Leo is truly a global pope. While this is true, it is equally fascinating to consider his earliest roots and to discover that, at a time when those who have borne the brunt of America’s industrial decline feel forgotten and disenfranchised, the Holy Spirit chose a man who was born into a world of freight trains, steel mills, and economic upheaval to lead the Church. That seems like a gift of divine providence.
–In Search of Robert Prevost (April 28, 2026) Where Peter Is
Heavenly Difference
The way that Our Lady can hear and intercede for all our petitions is always “in the Word,” which grants her some mysterious power of split concentration that is unheard of here on earth, but that clearly already exists in the minds of the angels (including the demons), and which God now extends to the saints in heaven.
The mistake Protestants make is to assume that the way our minds will work in heaven is identical to the way they will work here on earth. Catholics take a different view, following St. Paul: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor 2:9).
Catholics also remember that “when he [God the Father] appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). In heaven, we will no longer possess a merely human way of seeing, for we will see things as God sees them. This is what permits the saints in heaven to assist the souls here on earth—not through their own abilities, but in the power of His Word and according to His plan of providence.
Clement Harrold –How Can Mary Listen to the Prayers of Millions of People At Once? (April 30, 2026) – St. Paul Center
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Fr. Larry Richards@FrLarryRichards (April 30, 2026) It was not you who chose Me, but I who chose you” John 15:16 From all eternity God chose YOU to be His beloved child! Rest in this knowledge and be at peace. Peace
Mystery of Forgiveness
Mysteries are not meant to be understood. They are meant to be wondered at. Pondered. Appreciated. Delighted in. They are meant to draw us by the odor of their sweetness and enrapture us with the splendor of their darkness; to raise our hearts and expand our minds towards realities not of this world but beyond it.
And Christian forgiveness is undoubtedly such a mystery.
It is, furthermore, a mystery which should draw our gaze throughout the holy season of Easter.
– Joseph of Genesis and the Mystery of Christian Forgiveness ( Catholicism.org
Boston Matt@Mattman34 () If the doctrine of sola scriptura is true and is so important according to the Christian faith, why do the major creeds of the early Church fail to mention it? Why don’t they bring up the authority of the Bible at all, but instead mention the Church and the “holy Fathers?”
Powerful Women
In the Book of Judges, we find Jael luring the general Sisera into her tent, saying, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear” (Judges 4:18). Once the warrior was asleep, she drove a tent peg through his head. In Genesis 38, Tamar is praised by Judah after she succeeds in seducing him, bearing a child, and securing her rightful place in his family, as well as in the lineage of Jesus. Esther, like Judith, receives an entire book of the Bible describing how she devises a multi-day master plan to charm the king, save her people, and have their archenemy executed. Ruth, a model of fidelity, secures her future and provides for her mother-in-law by perfuming herself, crawling into Boaz’s bed, and appealing to him to marry her.
All of these women use their feminine wiles to achieve their desired end. This brings me to one of my favorite lyrics by Taylor Swift: “What if I told you none of it was accidental, and the first time that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me? I laid the groundwork, and then, just like clockwork, the dominoes cascaded in a line. What if I told you I’m a mastermind?”
Taylor Swift understands what she is doing. She also knows that her methods aren’t innovative. “All the wisest women had to do it this way.”
The reality of being a woman is that you are the weaker sex. A woman will never succeed in a sphere dominated by men if she takes the same approach men do. In the words of Swift herself, “If I was a man, I’d be the man.” But she isn’t a man. So instead, she plays like a woman, and she’s winning.
• –Taylor Swift and the Women of Scripture 4/23/2026 Catholic Answers Magazine
Rogation Days
One of the major elements of the Church’s Liturgical Year in all its varieties – Roman, Ambrosian, Mozarabic, Lyonnais, Sarum, Braga, Ordinariate, Dominican, Carmelite, Byzantine, West Syriac, East Syriac, Armenian, Maronite, Coptic, Ethiopian, Malabarese, and Syro-Malabar – is its connection with agricultural life, upon which everything depends. A favourite motif of medieval art featured the three estates: priest, knight, and peasant. Under each would be three mottoes. Under the cleric, “I bless all;” under the knight, “I defend all;” under the peasant, “I feed all.” It is no coincidence that the Liturgical Seasons broadly correspond to those of the farm.
Springtime
It’s springtime, a season for growth, whether of flowers, children, maturity, wellness, or something else. It’s certainly a season for growth spiritually. We’re also celebrating the resurrection of Jesus this month. Jesus didn’t die for himself alone nor did Jesus rise for himself alone. Jesus died for all his siblings. We say he took our sins and put them on the cross. And when he rose from the dead, his risen life raised all the dead from the beginning of time. As Paul was Spirit-filled, even more was Jesus. Jesus wasn’t a Lone Ranger; he was there for us. He brought us along.
As we move into springtime, take time for yourself to refresh your beginnings, but remember your call to bring others with you. Follow the example of scripture to learn how to work together and engage one another to find the way along this path of life’s holiness. Like Mary at the feet of Jesus (Luke 10:39), listen to him, learn from him, grow in love with him, but remember, you’re doing this with others gathered at his feet. As with Martha, busy with taking care of Jesus, do your best work, have complete confidence in your ability to please him, but remember, engage others in the process, invite others to share in the chores.- – In scripture, and in life, no one walks alone (April 9, 2026) U.S. Catholic
Traditional Catholic ☩@_BattleForTruth (2026) If you see this, please pray for me.
Twins Celebrate
70 Years of Priesthood
People often joke that twins mean double the trouble, but Fr. Joe and Fr. Matt Kelly offer something rather different: double the devotion. Born together, ordained together, and now celebrating 70 years as priests, their shared story carries a charm all of its own.
At 95, Fr. Joe and Fr. Matt Kelly are not simply celebrating longevity, but the cumulative beauty of fidelity, and perhaps that is the more inspiring milestone of all. Many people live long lives; fewer live long lives in such clear company with the same calling, the same faith, and, in this case, the same face looking back at them across the birthday cake.
–Cerith Gardiner – At 95, Irish twins celebrate 70 years of priesthood! (04/30/26) Aleteia.org
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