10 Awkward Moments Only Catholics Understand
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Ever suddenly realized you skipped half of a Hail Mary, several times in a row? We got your back!
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Depressed Christmas is over? Ways to keep it alive all year long
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Right before we took down our Christmas decorations, my daughter said, “Mom! Let’s be the first family to celebrate Christmas all year long!” I jokingly said, “Yes, that’s a great idea!” and then she started going on about all the gifts she still wanted — totally missing the point of celebrating Christmas. Oops. So that
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Thoughts Everyone in RCIA Has at Least Once
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“Almost eight months? Is that really necessary?” “They didn’t talk about abortion or contraception even once?” “Oh you’re here so you can get married? That’s cool I guess.” “Alright, time to find out what all this Mary hype is all about.” “Can’t I just read some of Shaun McAfee’s books
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Why You Should Visit a Cemetery November 1-8
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Cemeteries sometimes receive a bad reputation thanks to movies and literature that only focus on a “horror” aspect—most of it fantasy—of it. These focus on brain-eating zombies, witches, and “brave” teenagers doing occult stuff in them, and really, just using them as settings for gory and frightening things happened to the protagonists. However, we Catholics
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The 10 Stages of Getting Sprinkled with Holy Water at Mass
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1. When you see the priest grab the aspergillum and you know it’s go time 2. Then you worry for a second that the Holy Water will make your hair all frizzy 3. Then you remember your baptismal promises and you’re all 4. When you see the priest
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