Associate editor Ava Lalor writes: “There are some days where it feels like the whole world is against Catholicism. … And then there are days where I see Catholicism in everything — as I’ve written ...
A few columns back, Ava Lalor wrote about how we can pray the Mass well, offering some ideas for how to prepare before the liturgy begins and how to participate throughout. Despite her best intentions, ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor shares the history of her favorite hymn, “O God Beyond All Praising” and how she encountered it in a kids TV show: “I learned that the music from this favorite hymn ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor shares that she is about three months from her wedding, and that the months of engagement have flown by. While she and her fiancé have been working through their to-do list ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor writes about an ad she recently encountered featuring a friendly robot geared toward helping kids with social interactions and emotional processing. While it seems like a fun product at first glance, ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor reflects on how she easily gets distracted during the Mass: “Despite the fact that I can quote much of the prayers that the priest alone says, I often zone out and ...
Associate editor Ava Lalor addresses the conversation many Catholics are having in regard to the liturgy and the changes that happened after the Second Vatican Council: “As a young adult who grew up at a ...
Threats against Catholic churches are escalating quickly on Twitter. As Ava Lalor writes in her latest column, the protests on Mother’s Day weekend, following the leaked Supreme Court draft indicating that the court may soon ...
Is your phone helping you grow in virtue and find joy in life, or is it more often a distraction? Associate editor Ava Lalor reflects on her own social media usage and poses some questions ...
Last year, in order to honor the Easter season, Ava Lalor shared that she was going to be intentional with honoring the Sabbath. While it didn’t go entirely as planned, she appreciated the effort to ...
