If you've come to the About.com Guidesite to Catholicism because you heard my interview on Fr. Dave Dwyer's Busted Halo Show on Sirius Radio's Catholic Channel, welcome! I hope ... Read More

As longtime readers know, I'm an unabashed advocate of celebrating the vigil of All Saints Day, more commonly known as Halloween. As I've discussed in "Should Catholics Celebrate Halloween?" ... Read More

Tonight at 8:20 P.M. EDT, I'll be appearing live on Sirius Radio's Catholic Channel. I'll be on the Busted Halo Show with Fr. Dave Dwyer to talk about Halloween ... Read More

As the 2008 U.S. presidential election draws to close, it's looking like one for the history books. Not only has this election cycle been the longest ever, but the ... Read More

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November 2 is All Souls Day, the day on which the Roman Catholic Church commemorates all of those who have died and are now in Purgatory, being cleansed of their ... Read More

Tuesday, November 4, 2008, is the date of the national elections in the United States. In the midst of a war and economic instability, this election has taken on ... Read More

This week, I'm going to address a question that has been asked by a number of readers in a lot of different ways, both in comments here on the website ... Read More

During October, the Month of the Holy Rosary, Pope Benedict XVI has been dedicating many of his homilies and other public remarks to various aspects of the rosary. And ... Read More

A reader writes: I grew up celebrating Halloween, and my kids love it, too. But our Catholic homeschooling group is discouraging members from celebrating it and having an All Saints' Day ... Read More

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On Sunday night, I received an e-mail from Twitter.com with the subject line "foryourmarriage is now following you on Twitter!" Twitter is an interesting concept in social networking, where users keep ... Read More

What is the first thing you do when you're trying to find something on the Web? If you're like most people today, you head over to Google.com. The ... Read More

A reader writes: May I know why Catholics don’t drink the wine at the altar alongside the bread they take for Communion? The idea that there can be no Body without ... Read More

Priests and pastors know that church attendance is never higher than at times of economic uncertainty. I've noticed attendance at Mass climbing since mid-September, coinciding with the decline in ... Read More

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Last week, I brought you the St. Paul Reading Plan, an ambitious effort organized by Greg Keuter of the Divine Mercy Podcast to read the entire writings of Saint Paul ... Read More

As fall descends upon the Northern Hemisphere, the Catholic liturgical year draws to a close. In the traditional calendar, many of the feasts between mid-September and the First Sunday ... Read More

A reader writes: While I understand how intercessory prayer can be effective for those who are still living--relatives we care for, those who are suffering, and those whom we want to ... Read More

Each month, Pope Benedict XVI announces his special prayer intentions--particular things that he wishes all Catholics to pray for that month. (When, for instance, we pray the rosary and ... Read More

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