For two days in May, the world sat watching a little chimney above the Sistine chapel (and the seagulls who were also very interested in the proceedings). Whenever a new Pope is elected the world seems to pause, watch, and, of course, comment. In 2025 this means...
So, you’re halfway through Lent. How’s it going? Maybe it went, ahem, fast or maybe you are ready for Easter. We are three weeks in, so that puts us at just about halfway through this season. There is nothing wrong with taking stock of where one is and determining the...
Sacred Art has long been known to be a tool for prayer, catechesis, and contemplation. John Paul II, in his Letter to Artists (April 4, 1999) said, “In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art. Art must make perceptible,...
Pope Benedict XVI once compared Lent to “a period of spiritual ‘combat’ which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God, and penance. In this way, we will be...
The Christmas season just came to a close with Candlemas on February 2nd. It was the last day we might (liturgically) sing O Come Let Us Adore Him. As we prepare for the season of Lent, which begins March 5th this year, can we show Jesus the same Adoration amidst the...
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...
