Prayer
Redeeming Lent this Holy Week
The celebration of Holy Week can do amazing things to prepare our souls for the grace and celebration of Easter Sunday.
Emma King
March 31, AD 2026
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Life
Feasting on Advent
In his stunning work, the Spirit of the Liturgy, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI states that worship requires that God “give back” and reveal Himself to
Emma King
December 23, AD 2025
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Life
What are the Church’s Teachings on Sacred Music?
Sacred music is “that which, being created for the celebration of divine worship, is endowed with a certain holy sincerity of form,” according to the
Hilary Cesare
October 22, AD 2025
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Scripture
Suffering Before Glory
It’s a well-known fact that in order to accomplish anything good, there will be sacrifices involved. To win at sports takes the discipline of exercise.
Fr. Joseph Gill
October 17, AD 2025
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Family
Noisy Children and Age Discrimination
We recently took our 1½-year-old daughter to Mass in a nearby convent and were asked… to leave. Of course, the kind sister asked in a
Julie Machado
September 27, AD 2025
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Life
Read the Bible By Going To Mass
I remember an impactful talk given by Dr. Scott Hahn in an Atlanta home a little less then a year ago. In it he compared
Thomas Clements
June 12, AD 2025
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Life
Neither Worthy nor Worthless
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. —Exodus 14:14 And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a
Erin Cain
September 30, AD 2024
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Sacraments
Most Precious Gift – The Eucharist
“There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.” (St. John Vianney) Recently,
Christina M. Sorrentino
August 17, AD 2024
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Scripture
Fed by the Lord
Those of you who are parents know the great disaster you must endure when your children are three or four years old…and they try to
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 25, AD 2024
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Columnists
A Valentine’s Gift from God
On Valentine’s Day, I made a blunder which turned out well in my favor. I was forced to take two hours off early from work
Noel Ethan Tan
February 14, AD 2024
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Books
The Life-Changing Wonders of the Mass and the Eucharist
We are grateful to share our guest writer Sr. Mary Ann Fatula’s excerpts from “The Wonders of the Mass and the Eucharist: Insights of the
Guest Writer
August 23, AD 2023
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Columnists
Getting the Eucharist
Roughly six months after my conversion, I had what I like to think of as my first real “revelation” surrounding Church teaching—specifically the Eucharist. I
Matthew Tyson
July 27, AD 2023
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Columnists
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was prefigured in the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had polyvalent significance. Animal and plant sacrifices were used
Jean Elizabeth Seah
July 6, AD 2023
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Religion
My Vocation Story: Father Jason Smith, LC
If not for a hockey game, I wouldn’t be a Legionary of Christ priest today. As a good Minnesotan, I naturally considered hockey as divinely
Guest Writer
June 7, AD 2023
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Family
To The Mothers In Church
Dear Moms who bring their kids to daily Mass, Church, adoration, and other church-ly activities, Thanks. Thanks for being an inspiration to women like me
Amanda Sloan
May 29, AD 2023
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Books
Cardinal Robert Sarah’s New Book on Spirituality Invites Readers to Encounter God Personally
Cardinal Robert Sarah. Catechism of the Spiritual Life. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Hardback $21.99. eBook $9.99. 336 pages. Available from the publisher. A
Mary Beth Bracy
November 25, AD 2022
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Books
Family Advent Devotion Engages Youth of All Ages and Helps Families Grow in Faith
Eric and Suzan Sammons. The Jesse Tree: An Advent Devotion. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback. $17.95. 160 pages. Available from the publisher. Eric
Mary Beth Bracy
November 6, AD 2022
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Apologetics
Acclaimed Book Offers a ‘Toolbox of Truth’ at Your Fingertips
Fr. Wade Menezes, CPM. Catholic Essentials: A Guide to Understanding Key Church Teachings. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $18.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. What
Mary Beth Bracy
August 3, AD 2022
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Books
Magnificent Children’s Book on Angels by Bestselling Author and TV Host Released
How Angels Got Their Wings by Anthony DeStefano. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2022). 32 pp., $16.95. “There isn’t any other storyfilled with so much grace
Mary Beth Bracy
May 14, AD 2022
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Religion
The Eucharist and Altar Servers
Guest post by Joel Arzaga An altar server’s first duty is to serve at the altar by assisting the priest and the deacon, and by
Guest Writer
March 10, AD 2022
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Religion
Returning to Mass — It’s Time
When I was teaching at a high school, a student came up to me and asked, “Why do you Catholics stand, sit, kneel, stand, sit,
Christina M. Sorrentino
January 14, AD 2021
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