Ready for Spiritual Combat?

Ready for Spiritual Combat?

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...
Come Let Us Adore Him… Still

Come Let Us Adore Him… Still

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...
How to Pre-Game For Your Best Lent Ever

How to Pre-Game For Your Best Lent Ever

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...
Adoration or bust!

Adoration or bust!

Many Catholic Churches have the beautiful practice of exposing the Blessed Sacrament in the Monstrance.  This tradition is commonly known as Adoration. I’ve witnessed many faithful Catholics in many churches spend time in the church in person to visit our...
What does your pew say about you?

What does your pew say about you?

While this could have been made into a full-fledge psychological quiz, I’ve boiled the questions down to only one: Where do you sit when you go to Mass? Do not say, “Wherever there’s space” because we both know that’s a full fledge lie....