During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to
In Jesus’ day, the word “hypocrites” didn’t really have any bad connotations. Actually, it just meant an actor in a play. Hypocrite literally means “one
“Terminate torment Of love unsatisfied The greater torment Of love satisfied.” — T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday Can Catholics celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, considering that
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn. —Psalm 51:19 The disciples of John
Together with “exciting” and “joyful”, “stressful” is a word that is associated with the days leading up to Christmas and with the Christmas season itself.
Very Rev. Canon Héctor R.G. Pérez, S.T.D., C.S.L.J. The Sacrament of Confession. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $12.95. eBook $9.99. 96 pages. Available
No-Shave November is a growing campaign to promote awareness in the fight against cancer. It began in 2009 and has since gained momentum from year
Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order around the turn of the thirteenth century in Italy as part of the vita apostolica, the apostolic
Fr. Benedict Baur, O.S.B. Frequent Confession. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $18.95. 256 pages. Available from the publisher. Frequent Confession leads to “a
People often ask me, “Why do priests wear black?” If I’m feeling sarcastic, I usually respond with something like, “It makes us look thinner” or
The gift of being human means that we can change direction in our lives. Perhaps we’re heading down one path, and then something comes and
Guest post by Fr. Goyo Hidalgo, California. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fr. Goyo (@frgoyo) on Feb 28, 2020
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. —James 5:11 Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, the patron of the parish
Guest post by Tasman Westbury, with Jean Westbury. At first, I decided to give up coffee entirely for Lent. Then the reality of my busy
Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young; I will set up an everlasting covenant with you, that you
Sin is not wanting too much, but settling for too little. It’s settling for self-gratification rather than self-fulfillment. — Scott Hahn, First Comes Love: Finding
If you do not forgive others, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive you. Jesus could have said this to the scribes and Pharisees accusing the
