A few years ago, I started volunteering as a mentor to an elementary student at a local Catholic school. I was nervous at first because this was the first time I served as a mentor to a young student. On that first day, the school counselor thought it would be nice...
Michaelmas is upon us again! Time to bring out the angel food cakes, the angel hair pasta, carrots and blackberries, and devil piñatas to bust down with Saint Michaels sword! Most of us are familiar with the Saint Michael the Archangel prayer, but what about Gabriel...
I don’t know about you, but the feast of the Archangels (and Guardian Angels feast day a couple of days later) seems to creep up on me and I’m never prepared. I considered doing the Lent of St. Michael but thought about it too late to do it this year. Of course, I can...
Have you ever stayed at a Benedictine monastery before? No, I’m not asking if you’ve visited one—have you actually stayed at one? I never had before last month. While I have stayed in other places (including a national shrine) on retreat before, there was...
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows has grown quite a bit in the last year due the chaos and craziness that has afflicted our world. However, there seem to be confusion about whether the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary and the 7 Sorrows Rosary are different or the...
In May of 2021 (TX) SB 8, known as the “Texas Heartbeat Law,” was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The main point of the legislation was to make it illegal for abortions to be perpetrated on babies with a detectable heartbeat (a heartbeat is...
