Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.

Whenever I read the Gospels, I am always moved by the small conversations of Christ. Not the fiery exchanges with the Pharisees, nor the more intimate revelations shared with his close friends and ...

Recently, I got into a vigorous debate with a good friend who is also a good Catholic. He longs for the eventual canonization of the Irish alcoholic Venerable Matt Talbot (d. 1925). He says the Holy ...