The Significance of Advent According to the Church
While some are rushing into Christmas as a joyful escape from a stressful year, there are still a few Catholics filling social media with Advent crafts and inspiration. It may be easy to feel caught...
View ArticleLent: A Gentle Approach for Troubled Times
The day after the events at Capitol Hill occurred, I received my first email about Lent for this year. Looking at the subject line in my inbox, all my heart could think was, “Oh no, please don’t talk...
View ArticleFive Books to Help You Rediscover the Church this Lent
Lent is a penitential season, made for rooting out our evils, purifying them, and replacing them with goods. It is a sad truth that many Catholics have become confused about what their faith even...
View ArticleNovenas and the Power of Couple’s Prayer
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20). The first time it occurred to me that the above verse could be applied to prayer between my...
View ArticleFresh Approaches to Classic Prayer Practices
With a long stretch of Ordinary Time coming, the faithful often loses vigor once the intense seasons of Lenten penitence and Easter celebrations finish. However, there are many ways to keep our faith...
View ArticleWhy Catholics Need to Return to the Catechism
The Catechism: An Underrated Resource The Catechism of the Catholic Church may not seem like a priority in these crazy times. Keeping up with breaking news and its impact on our family lives is a...
View ArticleFive Go-To Catholic Podcasts for Faith Questions
If you have a question about the Catholic faith or have been asked about the meaning of or reason for a Church teaching, it helps to have resources you know have solid answers. While there are hundreds...
View ArticleHoly Spirit Hiding? Here’s Three Ways to Find Him
The Holy Spirit may seem like the most elusive Person of the Trinity. We think about Him during Baptisms, Confirmations, and around the Feast of Pentecost but, it may be easy to forget about his...
View ArticleEven Good Plans May Not Be God’s Will
The title of this post, “Even Good Plans May Not Be God’s Will”, presents a fact that has been hard for me to accept. As I discerned God’s will for my life, I planned on certain details as if they were...
View ArticleWhen NFP Is Hard, Go To Joseph
Did you know that St. Joseph is a uniquely good intercessor when NFP is hard? In the second portion of his book, Consecration to St. Joseph, Fr. Donald Calloway reflects on the virtues of St. Joseph....
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