hat comforts in our lives could lead us to deny Christ under the right circumstances? All of the Apostles fled from Jesus upon his arrest and crucifixion, except for Judas, who betrayed Him and St. John, who stayed with Him and Our Blessed Mother. These
The Divine Mercy chaplet devotional has helped me a lot in my Catholic Faith. God’s mercy and compassion spread to his spiritual child. I am on fire for the Lord. When I first learned about the Divine Mercy chaplet devotional, I heard a priest talk about St. Faustina
During her short life, St. Faustina drew much of her strength from spending time in adoration of the Holy Eucharist. She knew that it was not a piece of bread that she saw, but Jesus himself, hidden, but truly present. Here is one of the
Just last month, a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates. More particularly, the team of researchers was trying to understand why birth rates
“Christ is the Lord! This will be confirmed in the Resurrection, but it is already contained in the Crucifixion. Precisely in the Crucifixion.” —Pope St. John Paul II It was hot in Phoenix when I got there, mid-September, 1987. Sunny, hot, and dry — just the way I like it. But
It’s happening again—you find yourself sinking into hopelessness as you scroll or flip or turn page after page of devastating world news. Your own life is heavier now, too, especially after the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic. Your heart vacillates in that enigmatic
There is a line in the Mass readings for September 14 that grabs my heart every time I read it or hear it proclaimed: …he humbled himself,becoming obedient to death,even death on a cross. (Phil 2:8) September 14 is the day that the Catholic Church
Since the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, were founded in Ann Arbor in 1997, the community of fresh-faced, enthusiastic young sisters have been one of the fastest-growing and vibrant religious communities in the United States. With 155 religious women now in eight
On Sept. 12, Pope Francis will travel to Budapest, Hungary, to celebrate the closing Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress. Like other recent popes who attended past Eucharistic Congresses, his trip will bring into focus the total centrality of the Eucharist to our Catholic faith
Today, the Church continues to walk through Ordinary Time. While there is much to write about the liturgical season and the Bible readings, it’s important that we don’t forget what today’s feast day would have been. As a “little Easter,” every Sunday bumps smaller feast
