We need a break. Better yet, how about a sabbatical? In his latest for Our Sunday Visitor, Deacon Greg Kandra explains that while a sabbatical is not uncommon for those in ministry and academica, it ...
Life is chaotic, and Molly Farinholt, a recent college graduate, wife and mother of a newborn, writes, “We aren’t created for chaos. We are made to live ordered lives, oriented always toward God. And it ...
A reader asks: “Some priests use the prayer to St. Michael at the end of Mass after the blessing and dismissal and before the closing hymn. When did it become part of the Mass? It ...
Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, a Cuban-American and an auxiliary of the Newark Archdiocese, told the congregation at a West New York Catholic church that "the hour has come to say 'ENOUGH.'" "Our people, the Cuban people, ...
A reader asks: Why do you have the sacrifice of the Mass since the Letter to the Hebrews says that “there is no more offering for sin”? Are you not saying that sacrifices need to ...
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked the nation's Catholics to pray for him and his brother bishops "as we continue our dialogues and reflections" in the process of drafting a ...
Managing editor Scott Warden writes about a recent time in which he asked God to intervene in a trivial matter — namely, the outcome of a baseball game. It didn’t go as he hoped it ...
In this sixth letter to young Catholics, Leonard DeLorenzo, in his third exploration on the topic of prayer, suggests three recommendations for fruitful prayer. First, prepare to pray. You need to set aside a dedicated ...
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 ...
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace invited Catholics in the United States to offer prayers for the people of China and the well-being of the Catholic Church in that ...
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