Nearly everything human (and worthwhile) is ritual if you think about it. A purely utilitarian approach to family dining, for example, would consist in standing around
University of St. Thomas-Houston Partners with Word on Fire Institute to Launch First-Ever Master’s Program in Evangelization and Culture New accredited M.A. program opens to
It is worth commenting on the pagan relationship with the Christian Easter. Before reading on you may want to watch the following YouTube video. It
This year, the biggest feast of Christendom happened to fall on the date of our parents’ fortieth wedding anniversary. I find the coincidence fitting. The
At the start of Holy Week, the alarming news came from Singapore — my mother was suffering a stroke, after miraculously surviving a five-day brain
Holy Saturday is a day for Christians that is encompassed by an overwhelming silence, and a somber atmosphere as we reflect upon the mystery, and
…do we celebrate Easter Sunday. This always has to come before, and is always followed by Have you ever stopped to consider the fact that
In roughly 24 hours, the Sacred Triduum will begin. During these three days, the Church commemorates in a solemn manner the Passion, Death, and Burial
In the Old Testament, sins were forgiven through sacrifice. That sounds rather basic, but consider what a sacrifice means. It means that the sinner must
To be a witness of Christ is not merely to demonstrate moral integrity. Don’t get me wrong, that is a crucial component of being a
The end is in sight! Some of us may have persevered relentlessly with our Lenten practices, and others may have struggled a bit here and
Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the
Easter is just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean these last weeks of Lent can’t be filled with even more intense prayer. One of my
One time I was teaching a group of eighth-graders about sin. One boy raised his hand and said, “I really don’t want to sin. Would
Right Panel: Loch na Chara (36 by 24 inches) Dia Dhuit! (God be with you in Irish/Gaelic) This article and painting are part three of
The irony of love, people say, is that we ignore those who adore us and adore those who ignore us; we hurt those who love
Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has
What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give
Anthony DeStefano. The Story of the First Easter Bunny. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2024. Hardcover $17.95. eBook $9.99. 32 pages. Available from the publisher. “A long
I am the typical Colorado girl, although I have not lived in that state for over three years. I grew up in the shadow of
It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through
