These Sacred Walls - A Meditation on the Parish Church
Recently my parish celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the dedication of our Church. To help mark the significance of the occasion, our church building got a mini-makeover. We reconfigured the space...
Luke - The Gospel of Womanhood
The Gospel of Luke records a surprising number of stories unique to his Gospel for their focus on women. In fact, Luke has been called the “Gospel of Womanhood” for this very reason. In it, there i...
Where Do Saint Days Come From and Why Do Some Saints Have More Than One Feast Day?
We Catholics are a celebratory people, and with good reason. Our salvation and redemption are inestimable gifts, and our Faith is rich in tradition, not to mention thanksgiving, honor, and praise o...
How A Little Pocket Rosary Got Me Through My Run
Earlier this week, frustrated with my scattered attention and frustrated with my work day, I took to the trail close to my office.An experienced—and thoroughly mediocre—runner, my mileage had latel...
6 Things You Might Not Know About the Sign of the Cross
Most of us know that the sign of the cross invokes the Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We know that it traces the cross - an important symbol of Christianity - from the hea...
Lessons from the Remarkable Life of St. Jerome
St. Jerome is an unfamiliar saint to many Catholics. But he lived a remarkable life and he has so much to teach us today. This Father of the Church spent much of his life translating the Bible to L...
Let Jesus Take Care of Everything with the Surrender Novena
"O' Jesus, I surrender myself to You. Take care of everything!"This simple and beautiful prayer spoke to me so powerfully the first time I saw the novena pamphlet here at The Catholic Company. I ha...
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Prayers And Support For Amy Coney Barrett [Prayer Included]
At the closing of the Second Vatican Council, on December 8, 1965, Pope Paul VI addressed the following remarks to women: "As you know, the Church is proud to have glorified and liberated woman, ...
How Holy Week is Celebrated Around the World
What's so interesting about watching scenes of violence and death in parades or movies during Holy Week? Well, that is a legitimate question that non-Christians might ask themselves. But there is a...
Your Stories of Holy Objects Surviving Storms, Fires, and Floods
I once posted an article from Aleteia.org on The Catholic Company Facebook page about a fire on a military base in Spain that charred everything except for a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary stand...