The Catholic Church has dedicated numerous feast days throughout the year to events in the life of Mary and her various titles. The following are some of the feasts of Mary in the month of May:
Celebrating Gaudete Sunday, Renée Roden writes that even in pandemic times, “Our lives need events. The rhythm of life demands the interruption of the ordinary. These celebrations break through our daily lives to shout: “This is important! Something has happened.” And we
In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, internationally renowned pianist and composer Ian Mulder discusses his life in music, the reasons he left his home country of the Netherlands to live in the United States, and how he hopes his music brings
Shaun McAfee writes that each passing Advent helps him to consider the conditions and anxieties of the first Christmas, which is why praying the Joyful Mysteries with heartfelt contemplation comes as a timely advantage. There is no mistake or coincidence that the
Joe Grabowski writes, “It’s true. The End Times are indeed upon us!” He says, “The season of Advent and the preceding weeks of Ordinary Time mean to bring home this urgency to us, by focusing on the several ‘comings’ or ‘advents,’ of
“Do you number yourself among those who approach family holiday gatherings with sadness rather than joy?” asks Erin McCole Cupp. For survivors of family abuse or dysfunction, the Christmas season can promise more hurt than hope. But thankfully, tucked into the Christmas
There are so many voices around, crying for our attention, bombarding our senses. How can we discern or distinguish and identify the voice of God? Jesuit Father Peter Schineller observes that God often speaks to us through nudges. He says, “Our challenge
In the final piece of a ten-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard J. DeLorenzo talks about the Ninth and Tenth Commandments: Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s goods. He writes: “These commandments about coveting
Bill Dodds says that as we look at life’s ruts, perhaps we need to see it as God does: “It could be you’re exactly where he wants you to be and doing exactly what he wants you to do.” Dodds takes a
Zoom was fun in the beginning. Now videoconferencing is becoming wearisome, and “Zoom fatigue” is well and truly a thing. We now need to be more intentional in our approach to Zoom meetings in order that they continue to bear fruit and
Marcel LeJeune writes that the COVID-19 “pandemic is a unique time with unique challenges, but God is not dormant and neither should we be nor should our institutions sit still. We need to courageously act for the good of each other and