As Catholics return to Mass, many people will have different experiences. Some will be overwhelmed by emotions as they rejoin their community of faith and receive Our Lord in the Eucharist for the first time. Others will be happy to return but
As Catholics around the country anticipate returning to Mass in the coming weeks and months, we are invited to ask the Lord to replace our stony hearts with the heart of a child — one of simple faith and love for the
Nothing looks or feels normal right now, so neither should your prayer life. But God is still here, waiting for you to turn to him. In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how trying to keep some of her prayer
“As Catholics, we are used to Easter being a sudden relief from the season of Lent,” writes assistant editor Ava Lalor. “This year is different. This year, it doesn’t quite feel like Lent is fully over. This year, we are experiencing the
Without the comfort and routine of Holy Week and Easter Sunday Mass, many people are feeling uncertain about how to live out their faith during this time of pandemic. But as an Easter people, we have hope. Assistant editor Ava Lalor writes:
At the beginning of the year, assistant editor Ava Lalor resolved to visit Jesus in the Eucharist every day. Now, with Masses becoming unavailable to the public and adoration chapels closing their doors, Lalor is even more determined to continue this practice
As we approach the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19, let’s begin to ask for his fatherly intercession. In a time where the family — and fatherhood in particular — is under attack, we need our spiritual father. Not only
When was the last time you truly went into Lent with the right perspective? Either we zealously take on too much and burnout quickly, or we stick to the no candy rule and call it good. But Lent is not supposed to
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares her experience at her parish, where they have been formulating a five year plan for the community. At large parish meetings, they were asked to discuss what they are doing well, what they could improve on, and
In the hours and days that followed the tragic helicopter crash that took the lives of nine people, including the all-star basketball player Kobe Bryant and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Gianna, the sadness of the event was paired with the beautiful witness of