by Melissa Guerrero
Raise your hand if you start the Lenten season determined to pray more and to go through with your planned penances only to give up when responsibilities make it impossible. *raises both hands* It seems that when we make an effort to strengthen our prayer life and our...
by Chloe Langr
The Catholic Church honors the saints, holy men and women who’ve gone before us and offer us examples of what it means to live a life centered on God. One place where we hear about the lives of the saints in the Eucharist prayers of the Mass, especially during...
by Chloe Langr
Chrism, the Holy Spirit, and slaps across the face. Here are nine things you need to know about Confirmation! 1. Confirmation has been around for a while Catholics have been getting confirmed for almost 2,000 years. According to Saint Cyprian, Confirmation and Baptism...
by Melissa Guerrero
We’ve all heard of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, two great English saint-martyrs killed under the rule of Henry VIII for refusing to recognize him as the spiritual head and authority in England. But, have you heard of the Martyrs of London? While the April 5 feast...
by Matthew Chicoine
On April 2nd, the world celebrated Autism Awareness Day. A Catholic priest, Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC told the social media world that he has Autism Spectrum Disorder. As a father to two sons with autism, my heart as my sons and other Catholics with autism have a...
by Laura Hensley
From the greatest saints to the lowliest sinners, we will all go through a time of spiritual darkness. This is a period of time in our lives when we feel distanced from God. We feel like no one is listening, most importantly—that God isn’t listening. St. Theresa...
