Sister Lucia Marie of the Visitation, a cloistered Dominican nun of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey, shares how her and her fellow sisters center their very lives on seeing the face of Christ in the
Father John Anthony Boughton, a member of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, shares how encountering Christ’s Real Presence in adoration led him to a conversion to Catholicism. Father John Anthony writes: “Spending time with Jesus in adoration, I threw all my questions
Sister Josephine Garrett, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a noted Catholic speaker and author, writes about how, regardless of her life’s circumstances or challenges, she can always find the truth by focusing on Christ in
Father Robert Spitzer writes that attending daily Mass — and, particularly, receiving daily Communion — helped open him up to the grace of the Holy Spirit and discern his vocation to the priesthood: “What was truly shocking was that my former desire
Hiking before dawn to pray at sunrise was one of the memorable experiences Brian Garcia and Andrew Roemhildt carried home from Quo Vadis Days at Camp Hamilton in Monroe in June.
"It was nice to grow a deeper relationship with God and talk
The Christian vocation is for all members of the church to work together and show that one human family united in love is not a utopia but is the reason God created humanity, Pope Francis said.
"When we speak of 'vocation,' then, it
During the Chrism Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament April 14, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron announced that the Archdiocese of Detroit will begin a Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations, starting with a Holy Hour on the
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
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