Why Do Catholics Wear Scapulars?
The brown scapular is one of the most beloved Marian devotionals in the history of the Church. But what is it? And where did it come from? What Is A Scapular? A scapular is made of two rectangul...
Five Prayers for Students in College and Graduate School
As a graduate student, I often struggle with prayer. It seems like I rush from class to class, and study session to study session, and the only prayer that passes my lips seems to be the one I whis...
Have You Paused to Thank God For His Creation?
“We are restless till we rest in thee.” St. Augustine One day last summer I hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail with my daughter who was heading to college in the fall. As we began...
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem: A Pro-life Message of Hope in The Holy Land
Each January, over 100,000 pro-life advocates participate in the March For Life in Washington, D.C. This visible form of peaceful protest has become an important and powerful way to stand up for l...
A Novena to St. Paul the Apostle for Spiritual Conversion
Have you ever had a "lightning bolt" moment in your spiritual life?This "lightning moment" might be exactly like it sounds: a striking, unmistakable moment of enlightenment.Conversion of St. August...
A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 4th Sunday of Advent
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT: A TIME OF HOPE TODAY'S GOSPELMary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. Wh...
Christmastide: The Celebration Has Just Begun!
What does December 26th mean to you? For most people it means that Christmas is over. But for the Catholic Church, it means the celebration has just begun. Many of us Catholics, however, are no...
12 Steps to a Great Catholic Christmas Gathering
Christmas is just around the corner: which means that evenings with friends or coworkers, and weekends with out-of-town relatives, are just around the corner as well. At this thought, many minds ...
A Short Prayer & Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Advent
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: THE JOY OF ADVENTView The Catholic Company’s entire selection of Advent Prayer Books here. TODAY'S GOSPEL The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What should we do?” He said ...
Fear Not the Night: St. John of the Cross and Spiritual Darkness
St. John of the Cross was a priest, a Carmelite, a Doctor of the Church, and a writer of mystical poetry. With a name like “of the Cross,” you might think that St. John was destined to imitate th...