Begin a New Lenten Tradition and Help Prepare Your Kids For Easter!
I am excited to begin a new Lenten tradition with my children with The Easter Story Egg! The Catholic Company is offering a new product that tells the story of Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday...
3 Ways to Spiritually Prepare Your Child for Their First Communion
It has finally arrived on the horizon . . . the day of your child’s First Holy Communion. You’ve probably been waiting and preparing for this moment for quite some time. You’ve labored to raise yo...
Praying Through Lent: The Passion Prayer
Prayers focused on the Passion of Christ are an important Lenten devotional practice. Find our selection of Lenten prayer and devotional books here. [[16340, 15679]]The beautiful prayer below, kn...
99 Questions to Complete Your Examination of Conscience
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. —Luke 18:13 Many of us may be tempted to begin our examination of conscience when we get in line at the confessional. There is nothing wrong with this prac...
The Last 7 Words of Jesus: A Lenten Meditation
Lent is a time that the Universal Church reflects on Christ's Passion and Death in an intensely focused way. After Jesus was nailed to the cross, He spoke 7 short expressions. These statements are ...
The Stabat Mater Dolorosa: One of the Greatest Catholic Hymns of All Time
The Stabat Mater Dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest Latin hymns of all time. It is based upon the prophecy of Simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of Jesus' mother, Mary (Luke ...
Praying Through Lent: Psalm 51
Psalm 51 is the famous psalm of King David that he composed with a contrite heart after being rebuked by the prophet Nathan for his adultery with Bathsheba, and the murder of her husband to cover i...
How to Pray the Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, or Via Dolorosa (Sorrowful Way), is a popular Lenten devotion. Many parishes join as a group and pray the Stations of the Cross on the...
St. Gabriel the Archangel and the Mission of the Annunciation
On March 25 the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation. It is the biblical event we remember with the first Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary. The Annunciation commemorates the meeting...
Why Do Christians Fast? Three Reasons Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas
Fasting is an ancient spiritual discipline taught in the Bible, and modeled for us by Jesus himself during his forty-day sojourn into the wilderness in preparation for his earthly ministry.Why is f...