To deepen our faith, we need time and space. Making room externally and internally in our lives allows us to focus, reflect, and nurture our
On February 18, 2026 the Forty Days of Lent begin, leading the faithful into days of prayer and fasting prior to Easter Sunday. Even observing
I will have another interview with a Catholic artist for you all next month. This month, as we step into Lent, my conversation with Leon
As the purple-veiled doors of Lent swing open, the Church invites us to journey deeper into the heart of Christ. For many, these forty days
Athletes and Catholics are similar in that they have two main seasons – pre-season and in-season. In this analogy, the liturgical year periods of Christmas,
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
The third petition of the sorrowful mysteries during the rosary is the crowning of thorns. Here, Jesus suffers the crowd’s taunting insults and expressions of
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for April 2025 is made most clear by Catholic Doctrine. Doctrines are the Magisterium’s authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications
We are about halfway through our Lenten journey. How’s it going so far? Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and call it
For athletes, there are three seasons: off season, pre-season, and in-season. In terms of faith, however, there is no “off-season.” (As noted in previous posts,
“Come back to the Lord with all your heart; leave the past in ashes, and turn to God with tears and fasting, for he is
When you attend Mass, have you ever pondered what happens at the altar following Holy Communion? It is the Purification of the Sacred Vessels. With
Ash Wednesday, this week (March 5), marks the beginning of the Lenten season. But for some reason, Lent often seems to sneak up on us.
The Lenten season begins later than usual this year. Instead of starting our fast during the bitter days of February, we’ll begin in early March
Though we haven’t yet reached Ash Wednesday in this Jubilee Year of Hope, it isn’t too soon to plan our personal Lenten observances. One tried-and-true
At times it may seem that the pursuit of virtue is little attended to in our current culture. Instead, virtue signaling seems to be more
Has the Lenten Season helped you to grow in your relationship with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? I wish I could
This Lent I had the blessing of reading M.C. Holbrook’s book of reflections on the daily Mass readings, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the
The 24-hour news cycle, the multitude of TV and movie channels, music, smartphones, plus traffic congestion and all the other noises, fill our days and
Although it is imperative, particularly during Lent, that all of Christendom must turn back to prayer and without delay, no one seems to be listening.
It’s Lent, my friends! The west wind is blowing cold against my little homestead. Inside, children and dogs curl up on thick sheepskins and sip
As other CS writers have reminded us, here we are in Lent, once again. When I was young, giving up Cokes for Lent was the
