They are not always very obvious but they are not invisible either. Such is the liturgical role of the Sacristan within a parish. Many parishes
This past January, thanks to the collaboration of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) and the Jesuits, the forearm of St. Francis Xavier came to my city,
Pete Socks, a happily married father of five, converted to the Catholic faith in 1996. After a few years, he found himself simply going through the motions,
My wife and I live in a small city, or actually more of a small to medium sized town with a population just slightly in
Our Lord said that He was “meek and humble of heart.” Matthew 11:29. Mary sings in her Magnificat that “my soul proclaims the greatness of
On June 24, 1981, a clear Wednesday afternoon, some young people went up Podbrdo Hill near the small hamlet of Medjugorje in then Yugoslavia. When
If we truly fancy ourselves followers of Christ, we must start seeing our crosses as ladders rather than burdens. Since Christ came
In the spiritual life, we are pitted against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Its warfare and our opponents manifest in many ways, some
Having only been a parent for four years now gives me a relatively limited view of parenthood. On top of that, I am part of
As a wife and mother, I have several little routines which have become touchstones through the days, weeks and years. They are practices that are
Really Listen to a Voice of Autism They said to persevere. I began to perseverate. They discouraged me. Be joyful they said. I flapped my
A unique and interesting aspect of Carmelite spirituality and prayer is that we do not look to a founder as a guide but to a
As I wrote a few months ago, I’m very grateful to be Catholic. However, having practiced the Faith (at least on paper) for my whole
John Nepomucene Neumann On January 5 we celebrated the anniversary of the birthday to Heaven of the first and great American Saint, Mgr John Nepomucene
We Americans are having a bad effect on Canada. Just the other day (January 13), Kristen Pyszczyk of CBC suggested quite nicely that perhaps it
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to
Does the Mystical Body (or at least the portion represented by your parish) need a transplant? Is your parish missing some body parts? It could
Many years ago Bishop Casey of Brentwood, England, asked me to set up a Residential Retreat and Conference Centre in Chingford, London. He wanted to use
Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed
I propose to give the New Atheists, and specifically Richard Dawkins, a fair shake by elucidating the innovative philosophy implicit in the New Atheism and
I grew up in a small, Protestant-majority community in Central Kentucky. In my congregation, like many non-Catholic churches, teaching about Mary was kept to a
The March for Life has just passed. The shouts, chantings, and ever-creative handmade signs are still vivid in many minds, images redolent with pro-life enthusiasm.
