Spiritual Communion is a devotion for those who are unable, for whatever reason, to receive sacramental holy Communion at a given time or in specific situations. The church offers no prescribed ritual or formula to make an act of spiritual Communion, but
Married couple practice the virtue of chastity when they are exclusively devoted to one another and open to life
Christ does not scold Martha for being hospitable, but for lacking contemplative hospitality
My husband and I are really enjoying our time with the newest members of our extended family: identical twins Lilliana and Francesca. They’re going on 3 years old, and it takes a lot of resolve — since they’re so adorable and so
Humans are creatures of habit, so repeating past experiences can be exciting with fresh eyes
When I moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to start my job at Our Sunday Visitor, I was truly taking a leap of faith. It wasn’t the job that made me nervous; it was the big unknown: How would I find a community?
Question: A priest told us that if we approve of the death penalty we are not Catholics in good standing. Is this true? — Peter Tate, Long Beach, California Answer: The debate over the recent change in the Catechism’s wording about the
The greatest threat to the Gospel may be not secularization or a culture hostile to Christianity. Instead, it may be ourselves, our own tepid preaching of the word. As a Church, we regularly reduce the Gospel to a series of moral principles.
Since God originally created man and woman, he has intended earthly families to be an icon of the Trinity
If American Catholics want to see abortion illegal, they must be consistent in their view of all human life.
We must strengthen our relationship with Christ, not just for our own sake, but for the sake of those to whom we are called to reveal him.