The Day I Met St. Mark in Venice: A Latina's True Fairy Story
The feast day of St. Mark the Evangelist is celebrated on April 25th, and his symbol is the winged lion. To commemorate this important author of the Gospel of Mark, I am sharing my experience when ...
How to Follow the Daily Mass Readings
Readings from Sacred Scripture are an important part of every Mass called the Liturgy of the Word. During daily Masses there are two readings, and on Sundays and solemnities there are three.Did you...
A Latina Woman's Reluctant Journey to Wearing a Mantilla
It seems that more and more women are bringing back the tradition of wearing chapel veils at Mass. How does a woman come to change her belief about practicing an old Catholic custom in such a moder...
First Holy Communion Gift Guide - Printable PDF
It's that time of year again - First Holy Communion season!First Holy Communion is the ideal time to teach children the love and reverence they should bear towards the Blessed Sacrament. The faith...
Is First Communion a Tradition or a Conviction Among Latinos?
We are soon approaching the 2015 First Communion season. Preparations for your child's First Holy Communion have started. You may be stressed thinking and looking where to find everything you need:...
Our RCIA Gift Guide: Heaven Will Be Celebrating These New Catholics, and So Should You!
Each year at the Easter Vigil, scores of catechumens and candidates in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA program) receive the Sacraments of Initiation into the Catholic Church (Bapt...
Vatican to Canonize First Married Couple: Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux
Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, will be canonized by Pope Francis to coincide with the Synod on the Family coming up this October.This is very exciting news!L...
113 Inspiring Scriptural Meditations on Christian Discipleship
A friend of mine, Michael, teaches Faith Formation at my parish. He recently sent me this list of Bible verses for the topic of Christian discipleship that he developed for his students. I asked fo...
¿Por qué ir a los santos si podemos ir a Jesucristo?
Más de lo mismo pero aquí va en pocas palabras.Se venera a los santos para que intercedan por nosotros y nuestras súplicas lleguen a Dios.La Iglesia profesa que a los santos se les debe especial ve...
The Catholic Company Lauches New Company Tagline: "Because Faith Matters"
This Advent season we at The Catholic Company are happy to unveil our new company tagline!When thinking about what our new tagline should be, we wanted to capture both what is important and valuabl...