For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...
The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will meet in a doubleheader in Rome on Nov. 1 that will mark the start of the college basketball season.
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A report published by a Vatican news agency has found that Africa now has more Catholics than Europe, with Europe now falling behind both the Americas and Africa for numbers of Catholics. Agenzia...
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urging cooperation with Russia to allow humanitarian aid into the embattled city of Oleshky and the safe evacuation...
“Mommy, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?” There are some conversations you wish you didn’t have to have with your children. We had just announced our pregnancy 2 short weeks ago. After a traumatic...
There is a palpable peace you feel in a well-run parish. When administrative foundations are set in place with care and intention, the noise of the work fades and what remains is a community built on...
“Be still and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:11 Our homes are meant to be domestic churches. They are places where we live out our faith not only on Sundays, but in the ordinary moments of everyday...
We often enter marriage with our own worldview, shaped by how we were raised, our DNA, our wounds, our culture, and our education, and we assume our spouse shares a similar worldview. These...
The Race and St. Carlo Acutis St. Carlo Acutis died in 2006 at age 15 and is our first millennial Saint. Known for promoting the Eucharist as the highway to heaven, Carlo brings simple reason to our...
Can I be real with you for a second? Right now, we are in what I like to call the “dark ages.” Those delicious Thanksgiving meals are long behind us, Christmas decorations are in the (smelly...
“I believe.” Those are the words echoed in unison by the Party of Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas, and Max, as they close the door on the nine and a half year run of “Stranger Things,” which came to a...
The Church honors many inspiring men and women throughout the liturgical year. October is a particularly spectacular month, as the Church shows off an amazing collection of feast days and memorials...