So often we are our own worst enemy when it comes to prayer. Claire Dwyer points out the ways we sabotage ourselves.
“If we want Ash Wednesday Catholics to become All Sunday Catholics, maybe we can learn to build on what brings them in the first place and be less anxious to echo the opening words of Jesus’ public ministry, ‘Repent and Believe the Gospel!’” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“True gratitude is a grace, a gift, that comes from a heart deeply moved, astonished, and aware of the fact that God is so very good.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Small steps in the three areas of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving can make the Lenten season a special one for you and your family.
The second in a series of meditations, both ever ancient and ever new, by Fr. Matthew MacDonald.
The first in a series of meditations, both ever ancient and ever new, by Fr. Matthew MacDonald.
“There are many paradoxes and seeming impossibilities in the Incarnation. They cannot be fully solved, so they claim our reverence.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
In the Nativity of the Lord, the cries of the world, the cries of the human heart, and the cries of God coincide. These shared
“Suddenly, in this small trailer, without any of the usual bells and whistles, I felt myself being led to a deeper experience of Christmas than I ever had before.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Was there something in my manger, where Jesus ought to be?” Grace Abruzzo with a poignant Christmas reflection.