What would it look like for a parish to develop Eucharistic worship, for each member to encounter Christ in a renewed way? One method is the ancient tradition known as 40 Hours. It’s a straightforward practice: expose the Blessed Sacrament publicly in
On March 17, St. Patrick may get all the noisy notice, but just two days later, Catholics celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph — spouse of Mary, stepfather to Jesus, and patron saint of the universal Church, fathers, workers, travelers — just
Was St. Joseph assumed into heaven? If not, why, since he was the foster father of Jesus? Monsignor Pope explains that “while we don’t know for sure, the usual answer is that St. Joseph was not assumed into heaven, body and soul.
Catherine Naja of suburban Pittsburgh started making a pocket shrine last fall, even though she has little experience in sewing anything. She cut out the pattern of a cross and hand stitched two layers of fabric to hold medals and other little
The Church is clear that some devotions are necessary, but the Holy Spirit guides us to find our preferred forms of prayer
For many, a novena is thought of as something magical that people do when they want something from God. Many pray novenas when they are in need, but they don’t always get what they want — at least, they don’t always get