The threads of the history of the whole of humankind are tied anew in that house [the Holy House of Loreto]. It is the Shrine
We can always benefit from exchanging bad habits for good habits, no matter when we begin. And any time in Advent is a great time to do
Off the Shelf 155 – Bill Snyder The season of Advent is in full swing and this week I wanted to share a special novena
As we approach the octave before Christmas, there is a beautiful longstanding tradition in the Church of praying the “O Antiphons.” These short prayers help
The governor of Wisconsin excitedly announced the theme of this year’s holiday tree: “Celebrate Science.” In a letter to schools, he asked students to make
My wife always frets during this time of year. The fretting begins about three weeks before Thanksgiving and doesn’t end until some time after Christmas.
The recently-arisen “minimalist” lifestyle movement defies reduction to a pithy single-sentence definition. People who identify as minimalist can have any or several different motives for
Recently I was in a men’s small group discussion, and we started discussing whether certain events in the Bible really happened. When I expressed my
Each year, as the Christmas season approaches, I find myself caught up in sweet surrender to the mystery of the incarnation. I am overwhelmed with
This Advent, I stumbled upon a nice little devotional that I just had to share. A Contemplative Las Posadas was written by Bill Snyder. Bill is
We are now fully immersed in the season of Advent. A time of anticipation for the joy of our Savior’s birth. As we make ready
Continuing A Brief History of Christian Mystical Spirituality: Part 9 When the constitution on the liturgy was promulgated at the end of the Second Vatican
By Christine Leigh “Isn’t that the birth control that acts like an abortion?” My mother’s question buzzed over the phone line. I pictured her expression
In an interesting talk between Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson, Jordan Peterson talks about how people fill up auditoriums by the thousands to hear him
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as
AcknowledIng that Mary is our Queen is quintessentially Catholic. In Catholic-Protestant dialogues, our beliefs about Mary are often some of the biggest points of contention.
Off the Shelf 154 – Father Michael White Money is one of the toughest topics to deal with or discuss as a parish and for
Does it sound “off” to say that Christ waits for us, hidden in the tabernacle in church? He abides in every Catholic cathedral, basilica, parish,
The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is
Last Lent, as a seasonal penance, I gave up listening to most music. Then, for personal reasons, I decided I wanted to try to extend
If you have seen the recent Pew study on the Eucharist, you were likely pretty shocked if you haven’t get ready. According to a recent
In Christ’s dying moments, the Lord gave us His mother Mary to be our mother (John 19:25 – 29). Jesus desires that we should find
