Doctors of Our Souls
Sunday April 29, 2012
During the 50 days of Easter, as we look forward to the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, it is appropriate that we celebrate this week the feasts of ... Read More
The State of Catholic Discourse on the Web, Part II
Friday April 27, 2012
In The State of Catholic Discourse on the Web, Part I, I discussed the all-too-common problem of commenters assuming the worst of the Catholic authors of articles on the web. ... Read More
The State of Catholic Discourse on the Web, Part I
Tuesday April 24, 2012
Fr. James Martin, S.J., is a funny man. That's one of the reasons why so many readers nominated him for three awards in the 2011 About Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards: ... Read More
Novena of the Week: The Litany of the Saints
Tuesday April 24, 2012
The Litany of the Saints may seem like an odd choice for our novena of the week, but there are three good reasons why I have chosen it. First, this ... Read More
What Prayers Should Your Children Know?
Friday April 20, 2012
In most parishes, springtime (after Easter) is the time of year for First Communion. In years past, children making their First Communion were required to memorize questions and answers from ... Read More
Novena of the Week: Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI
Tuesday April 17, 2012
In 2010, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pope Benedict's election and to support the Holy Father during the media attacks that year on the Catholic Church over the clerical ... Read More
Have You Done Your Easter Duty?
Tuesday April 17, 2012
Participating in the Sacrament of Holy Communion is the way that we show our faith as Christians and express our unity with the Church, the Body of Christ. The Church, ... Read More
The Unity of the Church: Thoughts From Pope Benedict, on His 85th Birthday
Monday April 16, 2012
As Monday, April 16, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI's 85th birthday, drew near, the predictable reports appeared in the secular media: The Holy Father is worn out; he's conserving his energy; ... Read More
Divine Mercy Sunday
Sunday April 15, 2012
Divine Mercy Sunday is one of the newer feasts on the Roman Catholic Church's liturgical calendar. Established on April 30, 2000, when Pope John Paul II canonized St. Maria ... Read More
Kill the Fatted Calf!
Friday April 13, 2012
What a difference a week can make! Last Friday—Good Friday, the day on which we commemorate Christ's Passion and Death—was the most somber day of the liturgical year. Yet today, ... Read More
A Few Good Men
Thursday April 12, 2012
Holy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, is a great day of celebration for the Catholic Church as a whole, because it was on Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, that ... Read More
Novena of the Week: Easter Prayer for Life
Tuesday April 10, 2012
The Easter season, between Easter Sunday and Pentecost, is a foretaste of the life of the world to come. In Christ's triumph over death, we see the promise of everlasting ... Read More
The 50 Days of Easter
Monday April 9, 2012
Which season is longer, Christmas or Easter? Well, Easter Sunday is just one day, while there are 12 days of Christmas, right? Well, yes and no.
As I've discussed before, ... Read More
Christ Is Risen!
Sunday April 8, 2012
Today is Easter, the greatest feast of the Christian year. From His death on Good Friday, Christ has risen to new life, and His Resurrection gives us the hope of ... Read More
Extreme Humility
Friday April 6, 2012
Icon of Extreme Humility. (Photo © Slava Gallery, LLC; used with permission.)
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Lent Recipes: Greek Food
Friday April 6, 2012
With Good Friday, the final day of required fasting and abstinence in Lent, upon us, why not check out some Lenten recipes from Greece?
Like all Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox hold ... Read More
Lent Recipes: Lenten Recipes for Busy Families
Wednesday April 4, 2012
During Holy Week, Catholic families often find themselves with very little time to think about the dinners they must prepare. Especially once we enter the Easter Triduum, church services take ... Read More
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Sentries
Wednesday April 4, 2012
(Sentries on the door of Castle San Miguel, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, Alabama. Photo © Scott P. Richert)
"Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O ... Read More
Novena of the Week: The Divine Mercy Novena
Tuesday April 3, 2012
During Holy Week, there is really only one choice for the Novena of the Week: the Divine Mercy novena. The Divine Mercy novena began as a private devotion which Our ... Read More
April: The Month of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday April 2, 2012
Holy Thursday, the day on which Catholics celebrate the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper, falls most often in April, and so it is no ... Read More
The Final Week of Lent: Holy Week
Sunday April 1, 2012
Lent is finally coming to an end, and we begin Holy Week with the triumphal procession of Palm Sunday, when Christ entered Jerusalem and the people laid palms on the ... Read More