Over the course of the pandemic, certain powerful moments of national and worldwide prayer stand out. A year ago in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez reconsecrated the United States to Mary, Mother of the Church, from the Cathedral
In a new reflection on the life of St. Joseph, Notre Dame theology professor John Cavadini explores how uncovering St. Joseph’s mysterious role in the Incarnation can lead us to a deeper appreciation of the silent head of the Holy Family. He
Fifteen years ago, Syte Reitz wouldn't have expected that the prayer bouquet she was preparing for the late Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison would take on the life of its own that it did.
That year, the bishop had been facing many
Cristina D’Averso-Collins, director of the Office of Family Life Ministry in the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, writes about the apostolate she helped to form, the Blue Rosary Guild, which makes rosaries for law enforcement officers and promotes praying to Our Lady
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
The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed church and school activities in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and across the country.
But, determined laypeople and clergy are finding meaningful ways to engage the faithful in these times. One example is the annual Children's
Dakota Hulsey was diligently setting up tables in a downtown Portland restaurant Oct. 17.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw 225 people walking in procession behind the Eucharist on busy Northwest Everett Street. Hulsey paused for a moment, went to
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone led between 600 and 700 people in a rosary rally through the city's Mission District Oct. 3, the vigil of the feast of San Francisco's patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi.
The hour-and-a-half procession ended on the
Mary's role in history has been as "a mother bearing a message of hope," from the first days of the church "when the mother of Jesus was at the center of the apostles' community in Jerusalem," said Los Angeles Archbishop José H.
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a "moment of prayer" to unite Catholics across the country at a time when there is "much unrest and uncertainty" in the United States, said a Sept. 30 USCCB news