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
Last Sunday after Mass, it looked like Grant (our 14-year old) was holding the weight of the world in his arms. His baby sister, Norah, looked so small, so fragile as Grant clung to her. She was clad in white, with the
I love everything about the Sacred Heart. And so, just about every June, I want to plunge deeper into its depths. As Independence Day rolls around, I find myself sad and disappointed about opportunities passed over the course of the month dedicated to
In his encyclical Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”), Pope Francis describes one of the temptations of Christians today. Rather than experience the joy of the Risen Christ, the gift of divine love that dwells among the human family, we may
Just a few weekends ago, we celebrated Trinity Sunday. And while the Trinity is so mind-blowing that even some of the greatest theologians in Church history had, and still have, a hard time explaining and understanding it, we can, at the very
As the host contains the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ, it alone is sufficient at Communion
We are living in a new age of eugenics, a resurgence described as "health care." It is more subtle, but it is there nonetheless. The abortion statistics speak for themselves, and as Russell Shaw wrote in a recent article, the pro-choice industry
It is not discriminatory to ask those who willingly take on the task of forming young disciples to live in accordance with the Church.
Unleavened bread is required for a valid liturgy since, historically, leavened bread was considered unclean
The abortion movement is repeating history and becoming a eugenic cause, targeting race, gender, disabilities
What do you see when the priest elevates the host at the consecration during Mass? This isn’t a trick question, but it’s one that goes to the heart of how we, as Catholics, should view the world. In my last column, as