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St. Joseph: True Spouse of Mary, True Father of Jesus
With the apostolic letter Patris Corde, Pope Francis announced the Year of St. Joseph for 2021. I was happy to hear of Pope Francis' invitation to the Universal Church to honor and draw closer to t...
A Great Tradition for Kids! Making Small Sacrifices for the Baby Jesus During Advent
Advent is known as “little Lent,” and prayer, alms, and sacrifices are an important part of the liturgical season as we prepare for the coming of Christ.To help children participate in the true pur...
Mysterious Light That Shone from Priest's Home Chapel Where Blessed Sacrament Was Kept
Was this photo a Eucharistic Miracle? There is good reason to believe so, because that strangely large, bright light was shining from inside the private chapel of a priest's residence where the Ble...
The Feast of the Holy Innocents - A Reflection
Christmas is all things beautiful: consolation, awe, gratitude, and joy. Yet during this “most wonderful time of the year,” the Church invites us to ponder and remember the violent deaths of som...
The Truth About the Holy Family: God’s Pattern for Family Life
Love usually makes husband and wife one, states Sheen, but in the case of Mary and Joseph, it was not their combined loves but Jesus who made them one.
New Year’s Lessons from the Three Wise Men of the Epiphany
Every year during the Advent and Christmas seasons, we are invited to seek Jesus anew, just as the Wise Men of old sought and found the Infant Christ. In their journey to His manger, their lives we...
Bring Back the Epiphany Party!
Have you noticed? The secular, salesy, toss-Baby-Jesus-out-with-the-bathwater celebration of Christmas has a riptide effect. It sweeps us up before the turkey leftovers are ziplocked and the pump...
The Virtues of Reason and Charity in the Life of St. Jane de Chantal
As Catholics, we are fortunate to have the saints. We can look to them as models of virtue and ask for their intercessory prayer. We know that they, too, were human and lived their own vocations w...
How To Experience The Sacred Triduum With Children
It is good to explain a bit about each of the Holy Week services to kids. If we understand the symbolism involved we can better share it with our children.
Lessons Learned at the Feet of St. Thérèse
We all have our favorite saints. And then we have our Favorite Saints. Beloved Carmelite St. Thérèse of Lisieux is one of my Favorites. I find endless inspiration in her life and her Little Way....
She appeared on a hill outside Mexico City nearly 500 years ago, but her voice still echoes across continents. Our Lady of Guadalupe is not only the beloved Mother of the Mexican people—she is the ...
The Poor You Will Always Have With You
Have you ever encountered a stranger in need who asks you for money? A homeless person on the sidewalk downtown? An unemployed veteran in a wheelchair, soliciting funds from passers-by? Someone sta...
The Best-Sellers: Our Ultimate Advent & Christmas Gift Guide
Getting ready for the Advent and Christmas season? We've put together an ultimate gift guide listing our top holiday sellers all in one spot.Here are two of the top best-sellers in each of the foll...
Early Christian Iconography in St. Priscilla's "Queen of the Catacombs"
St. Priscilla of Rome (1st c.) was a Christian noblewoman who served as a benefactor to the Christian community in Rome. She supported St. Peter the Apostle, the first Bishop of Rome, and her home ...
St. Jeanne Jugan - Patron Saint of the Elderly & Destitute
St. Jeanne Jugan is the beloved Patron Saint of the Elderly and Destitute. Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, this remarkable French saint endured her own persecution and exile with peace...
10 Christmas Prayers to Reflect On During the Christmas Season
It’s easy to forget that Christmas lasts more than just one day. On December 26th, the commercial landscape is stripped of lights, snowflakes, and greenery so quickly that it seems it could only ...
A Prayer to St. Joachim & St. Anne, Parents of the Immaculate Conception
Below is a lovely reflection and prayer to Saints Anne & Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of the incarnate Jesus Christ, from the USCCB (click here for a PDF).Each y...
Living Little: A Reflection on the Little Way of St. Therese of Lisieux
“The bigger the better” is the prevailing attitude in almost every aspect of our world today. Who actually aims low when they can aim high? The saying “Go big or go home” sounds so much more impres...
7 Reasons to Bring Back the Tradition of Catholic Christmas Cards this Year
If you walk into any store or shop online between now and December 25th, you will see an increasing amount and variety of Christmas cards.Snowmen, snowy landscapes, reindeer, wrapped presents, snow...
Living Liturgically - Celebrating Lent with Young Children
Most of us probably think of Lent as a somber time of repentance, sacrifice, fasting, and intense preparation that is not necessarily joyful. In fact, we feel it is more fruitful when we "do the ha...
How to Celebrate Advent Like a Catholic
oes it seem to you that each year the holiday season gets busier and busier, and we get further and further away from the true meaning of Christmas?The best way to combat this tendency is to adopt ...
Why We Should Get to Know St. Catherine of Siena
The final words of St. Catherine of Siena were the same as her Lord’s: “Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit.”
Something Other Than God: A Book Review
"Heaven. It had been a subject I'd studiously avoided from the first moment I'd considered that Jesus might exist...I'd pondered the stunning idea that, rather than letting us languish in the cessp...
Don't Start Christmas without Advent: Here's Everything You Need to Know!
WHAT IS ADVENT?Advent is the beginning of a new liturgical year for the Catholic Church. The date for the beginning of Advent falls each year on the Sunday closest to November 30th - the feast da...