Today begins the season of Lent, a penitential season in the Catholic Church. The traditional penances we undertake…
Catholics ordinarily associate the concept of fasting with the Lenten season. The only two required days of…
“When you pray, how do you know it’s really God speaking to you?”
A few years ago I took up painting as a hobby. I don’t know about you, but when I find a…
In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul admits that “we do not know how to pray as we ought” (Rom 8:26b). Yet elsewhere the Apostle…
Thy will be done. How often do we pray this simple prayer? It is prayed at every Mass. It is prayed morning and evening in the…
I’ve recently returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. What makes a pilgrimage different from travel for tourism…