The heartbeat of Catholic life is the Eucharist. This is why American bishops launched a three-year initiative last fall in the grassroots of the Church to revive devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the consecrated host. While the
The secular media landscape often depicts nuns as stern, joyless and anything but media-savvy. Of course, such a generalization could not be further from the truth, and the Daughters of St. Paul are a prime example of the joy and evangelistic enthusiasm
In a series looking at traditions within the Church that have been passed down through the centuries, Maryann Eidemiller profiles two priests who are carrying on the work of creating beautiful icons of Jesus, Mary and the saints. Icons are “written,” not
For generations, men and women religious have produced products essential to the life of the Church. Without them, our priests would be without beautiful vestments, our altars would be without proper linens, and even more importantly, our bodies would be without the
From the earliest times of the Church, deacons served in three ministries at the direction of their bishops, meaning that guy who assists the priest at the altar is more than just a friendly neighbor offering a hand as a junior priest
For centuries, men and women religious, as well as members of the clergy, have been establishing and staffing schools and hospitals as a key part of their Gospel mission. While the number of religious sisters and brothers working in health care and