Teaching children about God is comes with so many emotions. Catechists know what I’m talking about. Deciding if you want to teach is like Photo by Jonathan Cosens Photography on Unsplash Saying yes to the call is like Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Planning for...
As Lent is arriving just around the corner, here are some thoughts from St. Francis de Sales as we prepare our hearts and minds for this coming Liturgical season. 1. “Fasting is not a virtue” Experience shows that some health enthusiasts can fast for...
Holy Moses! We’re already halfway through Lent. How are you doing? Maybe you don’t have a plan, still, but don’t worry. Even just a few hours is enough time to nail down a plan… um… is that an appropriate pun? Yikes. Pray, Fast, and Give,...
In The Rule of St. Benedict, it states, “All guests to the monastery should be welcomed as Christ because he will say, ‘I was a stranger, and you took me in’ (Matt. 25:35). Show them every courtesy, especially servants of God and pilgrims…Special care should be...
We have all heard the phrase “motherland” referring to a person’s country of origin or their family’s country of origin, but have you ever heard the phrase “mother church?” Obviously, we have heard the Catholic Church referred to as...
According to the English Catholic priest-cardinal John Henry Newman, “Growth is the only evidence of life.” Life is then most apparent in the springtime with the bursting and budding of flowers, trees, and whistling of birds. Winter precedes this era of new life. Is...
