The Central Prayers of the Mass: We can pray the Mass better if we better understand its central prayers. Knowing what is going on allows
The Real Presence Editor’s Note: Today we make one of our rare exchanges in the order of the “Divine Intimacy” text. In the old calendar,
Holy Mass Presence of God – Give me, O Lord, a better understanding of the value and meaning of Your Eucharistic Sacrifice. MEDITATION The
Many of my friends’ children that insist they are Catholic got married in Episcopal, Lutheran (on a beach with uncle presiding) etc. type of ceremony.
Dear Father John: after the Our Father, we pass the peace of Christ, and I ponder that moment and its purpose in worship. Is it
Peacemaking A troubled reader writes… “Although I am a convert to Catholicism, I am sad and offended that the Catholics would forget what Jesus would
A troubled reader writes… “Although I am a convert to Catholicism, I am sad and offended that the Catholics would forget what Jesus would do
A troubled reader writes… “Although I am a convert to Catholicism, I am sad and offended that the Catholics would forget what Jesus would do
“Behold, I am with you always unto the end of time.” (Matthew 28:20) These last words of the Risen Christ to the Apostles before He
Holy Thursday “The Last Supper” The Institution of the Eucharist When the day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread arrived, the day for sacrificing the
