Why Do We Do Lenten Penance? Two Powerful Reasons to Embrace Sacrifice
Understanding the Meaning of Lenten Penance Lent is a sacred season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, but why does the Church emphasize penance during this time? What purpose does it serve in our...
Ash Wednesday: The Beginning of Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in the Catholic Church. It is a time for reflection, repentance, and spiritual renewal, preparing the f...
Man has always desired to see God. After all, we are visual learners and seekers of truth. God placed those yearnings within us, and since ancient times, the Church has understood them, providing i...
9 Saintly Laywomen To Inspire You Throughout The Year
When you think of female saints, who are the first women that come to your mind? (Actually stop and name those five!) When I stop to consider five female saints, I think of St. Therese of Lis...
A Catholic's Guide To Halloween
Catholics and Halloween: a good or bad mix? Is this a pagan holiday? Should we not celebrate it? The short answer is that the true substance of Halloween belongs to the Catholic Church. ...
St. Martin de Porres: First Black Saint of the Americas
St. Martin de Porres was the first black saint of the Americas. He was born on December 9, 1579 in Lima, Peru, to Ana Velázquez—a young freed slave of Native Indian descent—and Don Juan de Porres o...
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Grace Kelly Prays with Fr. Patrick Peyton [Video]
During her life and after her death, Grace Kelly captivated people. She radiated elegance, beauty, class, femininity, and poise. She was both an icon and an ideal. At the same time, she was modest ...
The Devil's Drink: How the Pope Cheated Hell by "Baptizing" Coffee
A dark, bitter, boiling hot, and addictive beverage that bestowed almost super-human energy, sharpened the wits, and had its origins in the land of the infidels was certainly suspicious in 16th cen...
What You Should Know About the Immaculate Heart of Mary
One of the most popular Marian devotions in the Catholic Church today is that of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, often honored alongside the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion has its roots in Sacr...
Begin Lent With The Four Last Things
"Remember man that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."These words, which derive from the Book of Genesis, were spoken in the liturgy on Ash Wednesday when ashes were placed on the forehea...