Every year around this time Catholics ask the same question: “What will I do for Lent?” We know our Lenten practice should be spiritually enriching. We know it should be a sacrifice. However, we might ...
It is that time of year when we push aside the pumpkins carved with the words “We Give Thanks” and instead spread out all the holiday sale ads so we can make our Christmas wish ...
Cancer — or any other major illness — might be a challenge to our faith. Or it can help our faith grow deeper than it has ever been before. The choice is up to us. ...
For many people who visit the Vatican, seeing the Holy Father is the highlight of the trip. Yet, hearing the pope might be the greater and more life-changing event for those who are fortunate enough ...
We usually see Easter as a time of joy. Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! However, the Gospels show us that Our Lord’s followers woke up on Easter morning with overwhelming grief. Something horrible, beyond ...
We are happy to be done with 2020, writes Susan Erschen. We are glad this year of too much death, fear, suffering and strife is over. However, replacing our old calendars with new ones will ...
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” These words keep us fingering our rosary beads, making novenas and reading from ...
When was the last time you went to the Stations of the Cross at your parish? Sadly, attendance is often weak at these Lenten devotions. This is understandable. We live in a busy world and ...
Advent is supposed to be a time for joyful waiting, peaceful hope and quiet patience. Too often, however, it is a time of excessive buying, impatient waiting in lines and endless rushing. But we can ...
Reading Scripture and spiritual texts are not the same as skimming through a novel. Here are five tips to help spiritual reading change your life.
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