Five Ways St. Francis de Sales Teaches Us to Grow in Our Own Kind of Holiness
Your unique perfection is not someone else’s holiness copied more carefully. It is Christ living within your particular circumstances, strengths, limitations, and character.
Three Sacramentals Instituted by the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary is ever-interested in our salvation and is our supreme advocate and intercessor among all the saints. As the very good Mother she is, she gives her children helpful instruc...
What are the Seven Sacraments and What are their Meanings?
Do you know what a sacrament is? Do you know how many there are? Can you name them? Do you know what they do?
8 (Spiritual) New Year's Resolutions for Catholics
January is here again, and it's time to make our annual New Year's resolutions. Every Catholic should add to their list a few spiritual resolutions designed to help them climb that mountain of faith!
Does Christmas End on Epiphany?
We all know that Christmas officially begins on Christmas Eve, but when does Christmas officially end? The answer gets a bit complicated.
Praying the O Antiphons: An Ancient Advent Tradition
During the final days of Advent, anticipation heightens as the birth of the Savior draws nearer. This anticipation is marked by something special in the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours. What is...
A Christmas Novena for the 9 Days before Christmas
One of the best things about celebrating a Catholic Christmas are the final days leading up to Christmas Eve. There are several long-standing Catholic cultural traditions that take us through these...
From My Heart to Yours: Not Made By Human Hands is a Project Years in the Making
I want to share what this project has meant to me. The team at Good Catholic and I have been working on this for a long time, and it is, without a doubt, the biggest thing we've ever undertaken.
The Four Comings of Christ: Past, Present, Future, and Within
The second coming of Christ happens daily, quietly, and sacramentally. He comes to us in the Eucharist, in His Word, and in every moment of grace.
The 500th Anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe Grows Closer...
It was to this humble indigenous convert that Our Lady appeared in 1531, and it is his tilma; the same tilma on which her image miraculously appeared, that still hangs untouched by time in Mexico t...