Month: January 2026

The Conclusion of the Second Vatican Council

|By J. Robert Parks| The Roman Catholic Church is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Like most such organizations, it can be slow to change. For example, there were zero non-Italian popes for 450 years until John Paul II, from Poland, was selected in 1978. Given its size and long-standing history, the Church … Read more

How Large Print Led Sid to a Reading Breakthrough

|By Thorndike Press| When Sid first started learning to read, it wasn’t the stories that held him back—it was the way they looked on the page. The words felt crammed together, the lines stretched too long, and the whole experience felt overwhelming. Reading quickly became something he dreaded. His mom, Amy Dix, Ph.D., PA-C, watched … Read more