Cabrini: A Woman to Celebrate

Cabrini: A Woman to Celebrate

March 8th is International Women’s Day. On this day in 2024, the film Cabrini was released and it’s chosen date is quite fitting. The story is based on true events on St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, or Mother Cabrini, the first American saint. She’s the patroness of...
Prepare for the Desert: Readings for Lent, 2026

Prepare for the Desert: Readings for Lent, 2026

If you’ve been paying attention to the gospels the last couple of Sundays, it may be a good indication that it is hinting at what is about to happen. With the Christmas season behind us, it is time to gear up for another liturgical season that teaches us...
10 Most Emo Books of the Bible

10 Most Emo Books of the Bible

I’ve said it before and I’ll definitely say it again, the Bible is one heck of an emo book. The Psalms are riddled with emo verses that would make Panic! At the Disco sweat. And John’s Gospel is one emo adventure after another (check out this...
Catholic Quotes to Guide Your Lent

Catholic Quotes to Guide Your Lent

It’s almost Ash Wednesday and if you haven’t already it’s time to start discerning what this year’s Lent will look like for you. But before you jot down an item or two under prayer and fasting and maybe something under almsgiving and call it...
3 Reasons Why “the Light of the Nations” Matters

3 Reasons Why “the Light of the Nations” Matters

Candlemas This upcoming Monday the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus, also known as Candlemas. On this feast, we read from Luke 2:32. We hear St. Simeon use the phrase “the light for revelation to the Gentiles” (sometimes translated as...
Little Ways to Add Jesus to Your Day

Little Ways to Add Jesus to Your Day

We are called to “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thes 5:17) but in our busy lives full of distractions, how can this really be done without being a monk or cloistered nun? St. Thérèse of Lisieux told us to do “ordinary things with extortionary love”...