Four Reasons to Pray with Marge Fenelon’s Newest Novena Book
Marge Fenelon, a noted Catholic columnist, author, and speaker, recently released her latest book Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena (Ave Maria Press, 2015).
Marge Fenelon, a noted Catholic columnist, author, and speaker, recently released her latest book Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena (Ave Maria Press, 2015).
In St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he exhorts his readers to be imitators of God. I venture to say that St. Paul exhorts us
It wasn’t until November 2012 that I visited my first art museum. Once before, as a college senior and tourist to Chicago, I attempted to
A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Psalm 51 The heart is one of the most essential
Fr. Emil Neubert, SM, one of my favorite Mariologists, wrote many books on Mary including Mary and the Priestly Ministry and My Ideal, Jesus, Son of Mary. Recently,
I think most Catholics in the world would love to grow in their relationship with Jesus. People have a genuine desire to grow in holiness,
“Under Construction”—those were the words that greeted me as I arrived at my diaconal assignment this past summer. On account of the church’s renovation, Masses
With the month of October underway, the Catholic world has commenced the Month of the Rosary. During this month, Catholics are encouraged to pray the
An elderly woman stands at the votive candle area and lights eight large candles. She says a prayer and then finds her place in the
I confess, I am an avid Packer fan; last year I went to the playoff game at Lambeau Field when the wind chill was 40
In today’s Gospel (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “O woman, great is your faith!” There are many people in our Church, community,
“You received Holy Communion this morning and that is well, but you must do more, make a general confession and offer your communion for the
Yesterday, May 24, the Church quietly observed a feast of Mary, namely, Mary, Help of Christians. Certainly the feast was observed by some in the
Our world is filled with a lot of hatred. One must only turn on talk radio or the nine o’clock news to see this. For
Two years ago when the first Hunger Games movie was released, I wanted to be in the know because all my friends were talking about
I feel truly blessed by God to be on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that spans nearly ten weeks. The pilgrimage has afforded me
This topic is one that has been the subject of much reflection for me over the past several months after having read Chiara Lubich’s “Mary,
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus
Believe it or not, the Catholic Church and her faithful are devoted to Jesus Christ. With all our hyperdulia and dulia (devotion to the Blessed
One of my fondest memories of my grandmother is watching Little House on the Prairie with her when I was a child. Knowing she loved
Over the past few months, I have witnessed the tears of many people. Some have been tears of joy for an answered prayer. Others have