Other than the hype of fish fries as we abstain from meat every Friday and the current trend of intermittent fasting, do Catholic really know what fasting even is? Or if they do, do they know that there are more than two ways to fast? Or also, that the spirit of the...
December 13th is the day that we remember Saint Lucy, or Lucia. Smack in the middle of the busiest time of the year, and also the darkest. So how do we celebrate Saint of Light in a restful, lovely way that would honor her well? If you live in Europe, the week of...
One of the hallmarks of Lent is abstinence on Fridays, and fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As Lent continues this can leave Catholics feeling less and less creative when it comes to the culinary arts and reaching for the pizza delivery phone...
A few years back, a friend gave me the book, Drinking with the Saints – The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour written by Michael P. Foley. This friend knew that I enjoyed the Catholic method of drinking and that I have loved the Lives of the Saints, so he bought...
Born in Spain to a devout Catholic family, Saint JosemarÃa Escrivá felt even as a young child that God was calling him to do great things. He wasn’t wrong. JosemarÃa went on to write numerous spiritual books (most famously The Way and Christ is Passing), and...
