It is natural to dwell on our own suffering, but in the Fifteen St. Bridget Prayers, our attention is focused on the suffering of our
Two currently and widely recited prayers of the 20th century are the prayer taught to the children of Fatima by our Lady and the prayer
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word. ( Luke 1:38) I went to adoration
Because we can’t perceive it with our senses, we may be tempted to regard the world of the angels as ethereal or not quite real.
My husband and I are expecting a fourth child and when that dreaded time of telling everyone came around I realized it never gets
This Lent I have set myself the goal of daily Mass attendance. So far I have missed it twice, but not because of my
People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture
“Why are dust and ashes proud? Even during life man’s body decays … a king today – tomorrow he is dead,” writes Sirach (Sirach 10:9).
Several years ago when I was at university, the chaplain suggested we consider taking something up, rather than giving something up, for Lent. No, he
An exhortation to develop an interior life or to deepen one’s relationship with Jesus—is, in and of itself, good. Yet, simply attempting to persuade someone
Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. “I will go in unto the Altar of God, to God, Who giveth joy to my
At the risk of stereotyping, most Christian pop music tends to be upbeat. There is a fair bit of exuberance and praise. My experience is
If I had not been working for several organisations in the USA for the past six years I might have thought Archbishop Vigano’s letters referred
The New Year is the perfect time to set goals and accomplish tasks that have been sitting on the back burner of our minds. Many
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God
Both normal and morbid curiosity can prompt our desire to know the mysterious details of unknown secrets. It often depends on the source we seek
Pope Francis says clericalism is the cause of the clergy sex abuse scandals. Cardinal Burke contends that the cause is immoral homosexual activity. Who is
My scariest dreams always involve Satan. The most memorable among them was the shortest dream I have ever experienced. In my dream I was lying
I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I
How Is That possible? St. Ignatius of Loyola is well-known for praying the Anima Christi prayer. Although he did not author it, Ignatius included and referenced the
When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, do we realize that it is the most perfect prayer? After all, this prayer was given to us by
For twenty years of my life – from age seventeen to thirty-seven – I struggled with an addiction to nicotine. It was an on-again, off-again
