Although Lent does not end until before sunset of Holy Thursday, I’d like to think of the coming week as our final preparation for the great feast of our Lord’s paschal mystery, that is His [...]
When you fall ill, you most likely take time off from work and commitments to give your body the rest it needs to recover. When you are struggling with depression, anxiety or another mental [...]
By USCCB Q: I understand that all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat, but I’m not sure what is classified as meat. Also, I’ve noticed that restaurants and grocery [...]
There are two Sundays in the liturgical calendar when you and I see priests wear a rose-colored vestment – Gaudete Sunday (3rd Sunday of Advent) and Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent). Both [...]
The scrutinies, which are solemnly celebrated on Sundays and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites of self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinies are [...]
Compassion and the love of knitting or crochet have been combined into a prayerful ministry and spiritual practice which reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace, as well as in [...]