How God quietly called Martin Luther King, Jr.
Almost a decade before he died, King shared his “vocation story.” His response to God’s call shows what entering a vocation can look like. As we take time to celebrate …
Almost a decade before he died, King shared his “vocation story.” His response to God’s call shows what entering a vocation can look like. As we take time to celebrate …
The words seem simple enough, but the Lord’s question is meant to go to the heart of our heart. Jesus’ question is a summons to us to examine our desire. The …
A sanctuary lamp in a Catholic church signals the presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist in the tabernacle. When entering a Catholic church, one of the most distinctive elements …
How do we, as human beings with a finite capacity to love, love the One who has an infinite capacity to love? As I sat outside the campus library, I …
The discipline of fasting before Mass highlights our need to be hungry for the Eucharistic bread we eat. Many Catholics from an older generation will remember the “midnight fast.” It …
A short prayer taken directly from Psalm 51 perfectly summarizes the symbolism found in using holy water. Most of the time when we dip our fingers into the holy water …
It is a powerful blessing that lasts the whole year. Each year around the feast of the Epiphany many parishes throughout the world participate in an annual blessing of chalk. It …
The Mass is the mystery of the Epiphany. Note these 7 ways that at each Mass, we are living the experience of the Wise Men. If we meditate on the …
The Roman Ritual provides a strong blessing of Epiphany water that casts out all evil spirits. While the feast of Epiphany in the Roman Rite is primarily focused on the …
The sacrament of Baptism can be called at least three different names that each reveal a specific spiritual dimension. The Catechism of the Catholic Church has an entire chapter devoted to the …