Ava Lalor is associate editor for Our Sunday Visitor and editor for Radiant magazine.
During a conversation with a friend, assistant editor Ava Lalor was asked the question: Why do you believe God exists? This friend, like many people, grew up Catholic but no longer believes God exists, relying instead on science as the explanation for
Eucharistic adoration has been a part of Ava Lalor’s life since high school. As she writes in her latest column “I’ve been surrounded by communities where Eucharistic adoration hasn’t only been available but thriving. Whenever I needed to ground myself deeper in
In her latest column, Ava Lalor reflects on her younger brother’s upcoming wedding to his high school sweetheart. She writes: “There is so much I could say, so much we’ve already said in late night conversations over the years. But sometimes it’s
A few weeks ago, we received a letter to the editor responding to our recent book review of newly released Catholic titles. In the letter, the writer noted that “No mention was made in the reading list for the modern Catholic of
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a recent experience where she realized that confession was long overdue. She writes: “On a bright sunny morning in early May, I quickly realized that I was in deep need for confession. It was not because I
Ava Lalor shares how we need to bring our “A game” as Catholics by being better about prayer and fasting, even outside of the season of Lent. She writes: “What do we do when we want to be a change in the
Ava Lalor writes about the show “The Chosen,” the first-ever multi-season series based on the true stories of the Gospels of Jesus Christ. In her column, she reflects on her impression of season one and a particular moment in the first episode
Assistant Editor Ava Lalor shares how as the liturgical calendar transitioned from Lent into Easter, she had a hard time feeling ready to celebrate the season of resurrection. She writes: “Last Lent was very — for lack of a better word —
“This life is always pointing us home — to our true home,” writes Ava Lalor in her latest column about the tension of Holy Week. She continues: “And yet, we will always feel the tension in some way. Maybe you are still
Ava Lalor writes how Lent is not often a season during which we focus on gratitude — especially in the middle of a pandemic. “This Lent, as the editorial board has written, feels in many ways to be a continuation of Lent