As the faithful continue to journey through Lent toward Easter, Dr. Greg Popcak, author, counselor and radio host, looks at the need for family members to dedicate their sacrifices to things that will facilitate love ...
It’s not often that we get to hear the mothers and fathers of saints open up about their children. Blessed Carlo Acutis, who lived from 1991-2006, was beatified in 2020. Known for his love of ...
Leonard DeLorenzo has a quick review of two titles that honor St. Joseph: Guardian of the Virgin and Faithful Guardian of Christ: “The household of Joseph created the conditions in which a singular devotion to ...
Catholics can ask, in a special way, for the intercession of at least 10 saints this Lenten season. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regularly lists Lenten saints whose feast days fall during the ...
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the themes of our Lenten journey through a short playlist of secular songs: “Like God himself, grace cannot be contained, either by liturgical form or sacramental practice. Grace can be wild ...
Starting this Lent, priests in the United States can begin using the new translation of the formula of absolution. Even without a new translation in play, sometimes priests make mistakes when giving absolution. What should ...
Dominican Father Conor McDonough writes about the Celtic cross and how the inclusion of a harp invites us to think of the psalms. Every psalm contains four meanings: “The ‘first history,’ according to this scheme, ...
For Lent, Simcha Fisher writes that each of us should look to invite Jesus into the places where we try to keep him out. She writes: “I read a useful idea on Twitter from Father ...
The Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, recently announced an initiative aimed at combatting the rising crisis of mental health struggles among young people in America. In announcing the effort, Bishop Thomas Tobin said: “Post-pandemic, there ...
In recent years, and in particular in light of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, there has been much conversation on inclusivity, writes Father Donato Infante. Clearly, that word has popped up in the hearts ...