To read Part I In this Catechism’s section on the Eucharist, Part Two, Section Two, Chapter One, Article 3, the Catechism never refers to the
At a dinner party in 1950, Mary Flannery O’Connor [“Flannery” to her friends and now to countless appreciative readers], heard then-famous author [never heard of
Rotten eggs explode. I learned the hard way. It all started when I moved our family out to the country. The house next to my
Fasting has always been a part of the world God created. As St. Basil the Great tells us “It was the first commandment that Adam
Sometimes I feel like a cartoon character with an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Which one will rule the day?
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for May 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. God communicates most clearly to us through Catholic Doctrine.
When I was a young stay-at-home mom, I earned a little income and kept myself intellectually active by giving guitar lessons. Sometimes, as often happens
Many people possess a profusion of plans for “fixing” the Church, the government, the economy, and other folks. But rarely do we give priority to
Clad in soft purple scrubs, ready to begin her sixteen-hour night shift, Christine gazes into the cell phone camera held by her young son at
As we begin the Easter season and mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a particular virtue repeatedly sprang into my mind: the virtue of humility.
On How the Physical Unites us to the Spiritual Christian artwork, whether Protestant or Catholic, becomes “a gateway” into Faith: take, for example, Ciseri’s Ecce
Or Absolute Accountability To God’s Justice for the Sins of Mankind? Does Divine Mercy offer the sinner unconditional pardon for one’s transgressions, irrespective of the
I find myself praying the rosary a lot more often in recent times. And as I was praying the rosary one morning, something about the
Many protestants will criticize the images and statues in Catholic Churches. They accuse Catholics of violating the first commandment. A second argument specifically against the
God Didn’t Make the Stars Just to Tease You Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here. He has
Recently, I read an article at Business Insider that was troubling. The article is about people justifying theft in the name of social justice. The
Rogation. Not a word many use; probably, even fewer know the word. The word comes from the Latin rogare, to ask. Before the reforms of
Perhaps the oldest greeting/response of the Church comes from the wondrous news of Easter. The greeting, in Greek, is Christós anésti (Χριστὸςἀνέστη) meaning ‘Christ is
I’m driving out to visit my parents next month, just in time for Mother’s Day. Spring is slow in coming, but I’ll be bringing fresh
The Feast of Divine Mercy is this Sunday. Are you ready for it? The Feast of Divine Mercy is associated with the written records and
The Resurrection, means that Jesus has been swept up out of the world of space and time in which he’d lived before, not to leave
Then the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for
Even though the Catholic Church continually invites Catholics to live in the Resurrection, many of us cling to our suffering; we don’t know how to
Jesus is sentenced to death. Sentenced to end living in this life, the life that we are born into, and that we know and experience
