Holy Week Ceremonies: Passover At Your House
The Passover Supper, Holy Week ceremonies and Easter celebration will take place in your house this year. Civil and religious leaders are making efforts to
The Passover Supper, Holy Week ceremonies and Easter celebration will take place in your house this year. Civil and religious leaders are making efforts to
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
Many years ago when I was teaching a group of middle schoolers about the Sacrament of Matrimony, I invited a couple who had been married
A few weeks ago, while in prayer, I found myself reflecting on the word “bloom” and wondered what God might be trying to reveal to
Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves
The love of worldly possessions is a sort of bird-lime, which entangles the soul, and prevents it flying to God. ~ St. Augustine A few
Guest post by Karen Pullano. Back in another lifetime, when my husband and I had just our four little girls, I was working at the
Guest post by Liza A. “What are you doing God? Why is nothing making sense in this world?” Then God answers — I believe —
During night prayer, six-year-old John paused before his brother’s name and said to his mother, “I will not ask God to bless Paul. He gave
I have always been a hopeless romantic. I grew up holding many romantic notions in my mind and heart, always dreaming of the day when
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My grandfather died in May. I have experienced the loss of several loved ones throughout my life; I should be able to accept death. The
G.K. Chesterton once said, “When you choose anything, you reject everything else.” There are certain choices that are all-or-nothing. When John decides to marry Suzie,
We relate to God through prayers, and these prayers can be personal or communal. A typical example of personal prayer is found in the Gospel
By Faith Kowitz, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. What is it like to be adopted? We are all adopted, but how do we describe what
Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. Something strange and beautiful is happening in the Church amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A reawakening to intimacy is occurring.
Spirituality comes naturally to most children. From a young age, they feel an instinctive connection to other living creatures. They have no trouble believing in
This weekend was a time of great significance. The Church celebrated the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday (“Rejoice” Sunday), but it was personally significant
We are now fully immersed in the season of Advent – a time of anticipation for the joy of our Savior’s birth. As we make
Our Orthodox Jewish brothers and sisters are quite strict in keeping the Sabbath. They take God’s command to “not work on the Sabbath” quite literally.
I visited my parents this weekend. This was the first time I saw their new house in their new city. To my surprise, I was