May 1st is the feast of St. Joseph the worker. While not the primary celebration of St. Joseph (see below), this feast allows us to celebrate St. Joseph in a way that we can all relate to him —as workers! We each work—at home, in the world, at school—so we can each...
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was a Carmelite nun who lived at the turn of the 20th century a rather hidden life. In fact, her life looked completely unremarkable to her Carmelite sisters! But her interior life was brimming and bubbling since the time she was a child....
Even in the midst of quarantine, cancelled public Masses, and limited access to parish resources we can still pray and feed our souls while staying at home. All these apps are available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play. 1. Magnificat Even though public...
I don’t know about you but I’m burnt out on news of the virus, tired of the bickering on social media, and, even as an introvert, find myself getting anxious about staying home all day long. If you find yourself in this same boat—I’m calling it the S.S. Overwhelmed—I...
As we are now in the season of Lent, and may be realizing that what we gave up as our sacrifice this year is more difficult than we anticipated. One way to refocus our resolve to continue is by reflecting deeper into what Jesus did for us these last few weeks and days...
In the Easter Season, which starts on Holy Saturday night and concludes with the seventh Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Sunday, the Regina Caeli is one of the four seasonal antiphons that can be chanted or recited to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is commonly done during...
