by Rachel Padilla
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 2. Did you Know? St. Patrick isn’t from Ireland! Learn about this and 18 other facts about St. Patrick in this post from the archives. 3. The REAL St. Patrick 4. A Prayer Written by the Saint 5. Other...
by Rachel Padilla
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Second Sunday of Lent 2. Being Transfigured This Lent While an account of the Transfiguration may seem out of place for Lent, the Church chose this reading well. Not only is the Transfiguration typologically related to the Crucifixion...
by Rachel Padilla
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Prayer is a Pillar of Lent 2. St. Josemaria’s Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross are a traditional meditative prayer for Lent. This series of reflections, written by St. Josemaria Escriva, are a beautiful way to...
by Rachel Padilla
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1.Blessed Friday! Don’t forget! It’s a Friday in Lent. Roman Catholics are bound to abstinence from meat unless you are otherwise exempt. 2. Meatless Meals Need some inspiration for dinner tonight? Check out these meatless meal...
by Rachel Padilla
This year Lent comes “late”. Because of how we currently calculate Easter, the latest possible date for Ash Wednesday is March 10th. This year it falls on March 5th. While it is nice that this will mean Easter is firmly in Spring and, hopefully, Spring...