“Under Construction”—those were the words that greeted me as I arrived at my diaconal assignment this past summer. On account of the church’s renovation, Masses
Last month Pope Francis seemed to shock the world by marrying twenty couples in a ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica. Aside from the fact that
With the month of October underway, the Catholic world has commenced the Month of the Rosary. During this month, Catholics are encouraged to pray the
Marriage. A journey with the person you love, giving yourself freely, without reservation, in a life giving relationship for the rest of your lives. A
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned
Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of
I always thought that wedding rings should be simple, like tiny little handcuffs that you would use to happily shackle yourself to another person for
“You received Holy Communion this morning and that is well, but you must do more, make a general confession and offer your communion for the
We orthodox Catholics tend to be a tight-knit bunch. We’re great at complaining about unfaithful Catholic politicians, and we love to compare shock stories about
The Huffington Post recently released an article titled “10 Reasons It’s Totally Fine to Never Get Married.” The reasons are as bad as you might be
“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,
By guest writer Jean Seah Six years ago, I read an article about a legless African girl called Olivia, who crawled 2.5 miles to Mass every
One of the few memories I have of both of my grandfathers is of their reverence for the Blessed Sacrament. When we would drive past
A Book Review on Scott Hahn’s “Consuming the Word” I have always enjoyed Scott Hahn’s writing style. He makes theology personal and relatable. Almost anyone
Even the most devout Catholics have to drag themselves to mass on some days. What should we do when attending mass seems more like a
Don Miller is a prominent Evangelical Christian writer. And he doesn’t go to church much… at all. But wait, I hear you saying, don’t all Christians
In my last article I talked about a personal revelation from God dealing with the Eucharist. I mentioned that while, at the time, I understood
“Certain signs point to a weakening in the sense of mystery in those very liturgical celebrations that should be fostering that sense. It is, therefore,
Following the continuation from What Evangelical Catholics Can Learn from Protestants… Protestants don’t typically acknowledge any of the Sacraments except for the older denominations. Though they
“There is no salvation outside the church” What a frightful assertion. You have probably heard it, but do you know where it comes from? This
This coming Sunday is the Baptism of Jesus, which one of the most confusing topics for Christians. We have Jesus, the Man-God, a person of
