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A bad experience at Mass does not mean we had a bad Mass
Maybe the homily wasn't very good. The music was terrible. Someone behind me talked through half of Mass. I was surrounded by families with babies...
5 Easy Steps to Planning A Baptism Party
A baby’s baptism is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with your friends and family. Are you looking for some ideas on how to throw a beautiful baptismal party after the ceremony?1. First Things ...
Confirmation is Not the End!
Recently a coworker and I were chatting about her daughter who was soon to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. She had just completed the faith formation classes at her parish, and from the ver...
6 Ways to Live a More Fruitful Lent
Lent is a sacred season of reflection, repentance, and renewal. It's an opportunity to grow closer to God, detach from worldly distractions, and deepen our spiritual life. But how can we make this ...
5 Tips For Celebrating Palm Sunday At Home
This is the first article in a new series on "How to Celebrate Holy Week at Home."Palm Sunday is right around the corner. This has always been one of my favorite Sundays of the year.As a kid, when ...
A St. Joseph statue for selling a house is based in faith, tradition, and not superstition
St. Joseph statue for selling a house explained. Discover the tradition, debunk superstition, and learn how to seek his intercession with faith and trust.
How to Create a Home Prayer Corner in 4 Easy Steps
Do you want to be more conscientious about making time for prayer in your life?Here's a practical idea that works: purposefully create a space in your home that invites prayer and reflection. If yo...
Your Free Guide to Keeping Spiritual Resolutions
We are about fifteen days into the new year, and—if you are like me—you are already finding it hard to stick with your resolutions. Perhaps these resolutions were unrealistic to begin with. Perhap...
Ways For Catholics To Celebrate St. Nicholas's Day
December 6th is the feast day of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, which appropriately falls during the Advent season. This feast day is an especially exciting one for children as they co...
The Life of St. Titus Brandsma - Carmelite Martyr for Truth
St. Titus Brandsma was a Carmelite priest, professor, and writer. One of ten Carmelites martyred at Dachau during the Holocaust, this humble servant gave his life for truth and love. So relevant in...
Ever Ancient, Ever New: A New Feast For Mary, Mother of the Church
The Monday after Pentecost is a Marian feast day. Didn’t you know? It’s alright if you didn’t. After all, Pope Francis only just declared the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, to be ...
5 Reasons for Seeking Spiritual Silence & How to Begin
Silence does not come naturally to me. My brain is frequently spinning plates. I am inclined to "talk to think." Retreating interiorly in silence and prayer takes focus and discipline for us extro...
St. Patrick Has A Prayer For Our Current Crisis
We are always in need of the peace which only Christ can give—but we don't always know it. We are usually too distracted by life to allow ourselves the quiet space we need to hear the "still small...
The Battle Cry of St. Michael the Archangel
The most extraordinary and staggering conflict that ever took place happened not between men, but in the heavens, before the dawn of man on earth. Sacred Scripture gives us this history in Revelati...
Good Friday At Home: 5 Tips For Families & Individuals
This is the third article in a new series on "How to Celebrate Holy Week at Home."On Good Friday we contemplate—and enter deeply into—the suffering and crucifixion of Our Lord. Like the Apostles, w...
Why Is June The Month For The Sacred Heart of Jesus?
These promises are not just historical—they are living gifts from the Heart of Jesus to you and your family today.
Thomas Fitzsimons: The Forgotten Catholic Founding Father
Meet Thomas Fitzsimons, the forgotten Catholic Founding Father who helped shape the Constitution and the early American Republic.
A Marian Garden Made in Heaven
As a new Catholic, I'm enjoying my 'nesting phase'—filling my home with reminders of my Christian faith. As a Protestant, I didn't have much of anything to look at that directed my eyes and though...
Guess What? The Hail Mary IS In the Bible!
One of the aspects of the Catholic faith that Protestants struggle with the most is the honor that Catholics give Our Lady. In particular, the "Hail Mary" seems to be a particular point of contenti...
Novena for Healing from Addiction to St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe's feast day is August 14th. St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) was a Polish Franciscan priest known for his deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his heroic sacrifice duri...
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...
Pray The Actual Prayer For Epidemics
There is a prayer for everything. The resources that Our Lord gives us through the Church are abundant. Back in 1614, Pope Paul V promulgated the Rituale Romanum, or Roman Ritual. In its list of R...
How to Pray the Divine Mercy Novena
The Divine Mercy devotion has spread throughout the Church since it was given near the beginning of the 20th century to the Polish nun and visionary St. Faustina Kowalska.The devotion includes many...
While You Were Sleeping: St. Joseph, Pope Francis & A Good Night's Rest
When it comes to patron saints and intercessors, Pope Francis has no shame playing favorites. He has made it clear in various audiences, such as his 2015 meeting with families in the Philippines...