I don’t think it’s a coincidence that May was chosen as the month of mental health illness, especially with St. Dymphna’s feast day being on the 15th. Many Catholics who suffer from anxiety, panic disorders, depression, all types of abuse (especially mental abuse),...
When a fellow parishioner returned from a Marian pilgrimage, she brought me a rosary from the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat. I was happy to receive the gift, even if I didn’t know a single thing about this particular Marian apparition. When I asked friends, none of...
All eyes have been on Paris, France in recent weeks due to the burning of the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, all the church burnings in general, and all the violence that has erupted on the City of Lights. As a Catholic outside of France, it’s easy to feel a little...
As someone who studied to become a speech-language pathologist (SLP), I was excited to learn about an extraordinary parish especially devoted to the deaf community in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. I had seen an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter at a regular Mass...
Do you find yourself feeling too overwhelmed or too busy at the end of Lent? Do you already know that you won’t have too much free time to participate in many (or any) Holy Week activities? Here are fifteen powerful and inspiring saint quotes to contemplate and...
