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
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
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
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
Spending 2.5 days in silence was certainly a new and enriching experience for me and my spiritual life. I wrote and read so much, it’s
Lent causes suffering. The small (perhaps large to us) sacrifices that we make are meant to bring us closer to the cross. They are meant
During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
This is a lesson for which I will be forever in debt to Dr. Brant Pitre. He taught it to me, and I’m passing it
It’s two weeks now since Ash Wednesday, and most Catholics have given up some desirable thing as a sacrifice. For instance, most families I know
The last living visionary from Beauraing, Belgium died on February 10, 2015. I was not surprised Gilberte Degeimbre’s death elicited no coverage in the United
The Augustine Institute and Catholic Sprouts Team Up to Release a New Show Empowering Catholic Parents to Evangelize Their Children The Catholic Parent is a new
Please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Dominick. I am a 17-year-old high school student striving for sainthood. I am excited to announce
New Study from Vinea Research Examines Catholics’ Faith Life and Well-Being Post-Pandemic Research reveals surprising outcomes and motivating factors for steady decline in Mass attendance
Since becoming mobile, my one-year-old son has developed a rather terrifying habit of climbing up and diving off anything he can get a leg up
(This was originally shared here on AnsweringProtestants.com, as part of a longer post.) There is nothing wrong with asking the heavenly saints to pray for
SoulCore’s New Online Fitness Studio Uses Physical Movement to Cultivate Spiritual Growth and Devotion to Mary Guided by the Blessed Mother, SoulCore prayer and fitness
Having just celebrated the beautiful feast of the Epiphany, aka, the Adoration of the Magi, I have been ruminating on some of the things that
Guest Post by Derek Caudill Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, on which the Church remembers the events described in chapter two of
Happy feast day of St. John! This is the patronal feast of this beautiful Basilica, which is why we are celebrating his feast rather than
Stores across the country have pulled out their Christmas displays full force, and several people I know have started blaring Christmas music in their homes
Farmers pause in their fields at midday and bow their heads in prayer. Businessmen and women overhear the ringing bells of nearby churches during their
