Throughout the universal Catholic Church, starting last week and continuing this week, the yearly liturgy known as the Chrism Mass has been taking place. In some dioceses, the Chrism Mass is always on the Monday of Holy Week. During the Chrism Mass, two very important...
Do you find yourself feeling too overwhelmed or too busy at the end of Lent? Do you already know that you won’t have too much free time to participate in many (or any) Holy Week activities? Here are fifteen powerful and inspiring saint quotes to contemplate and...
I was able to make a trip to Israel at the beginning of the year. Now, I recommend that everyone put the Holy Land on their travel bucket list. But sometimes getting to the place where Christ lived and died is impossible. Maybe you don’t have the vacation time...
Observing a small tradition of the Church long ago may just make your Holy Thursday that much better. Traditionally, on Holy Thursday when the Blessed Sacrament is placed on the Altar of Repose, people would make small pilgrimages and visit several different churches...
Raise your hand if you start the Lenten season determined to pray more and to go through with your planned penances only to give up when responsibilities make it impossible. *raises both hands* It seems that when we make an effort to strengthen our prayer life and our...
