18-39 Things 18-39 Year-Olds Should Consider Giving Up For Lent

Lent 2025 Catholic Guide

by Catholic Link | Feb 14, 2025 | Lent

In 2025, the forty days of Lent will start on March 5, 2025, Ash Wednesday, and conclude on April 17, 2025, Holy Thursday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20, 2025. During this sacred season, we are called to deepen our faith through prayer, fasting, and...

Helping Children Discover God Through The Beauty Of Creation

by Rose Rea | Mar 13, 2025 | Faith & Science, Parenting

I was sitting on the soft, green grass at my parents' lake home in rural Minnesota admiring all of creation. The weather was lovely on that bright summer afternoon when my husband of fifteen years walked over to me with the mischievous grin he often wore when he...

“Follow” St.Dominic Savio: How This Saint Inspires Today’s Catholic Teens

by Christine Hanus | Mar 10, 2025 | March, Parenting, Saints

Are you looking for ways to awaken your ten-year-old’s faith? Or are you trying to help your 16-year-old granddaughter discern God’s will? Below you’ll find a letter addressed to young people that explores the life of St. Dominic Savio, who died when he was 15, and...

What Is The Seven Sundays Devotion To St. Joseph?

by Fr. Edward Looney | Mar 7, 2025 | February, Prayer

Ite ad Joseph, the saints have said, which means Go to Joseph. Have you gone to St. Joseph? Do you think of asking his intercession? There are some formal ways we could do that. There are several prayers that one could recite and pray: the Litany of St. Joseph, the...

First Sunday Of Lent Gospel Reflection From Breaking The Bread

by Scott Hahn and Ken Ogorek | Mar 6, 2025 | Gospels, Lent

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of...

4 Ways To Help Children Understand The Stations Of The Cross

by Guest Post | Mar 5, 2025 | Lent

The Stations of the Cross can be intimidating to introduce to little ones. Between all of the different parts involved in Christ’s journey, the length of the prayer, and the depth of the material, it can be a lot. This Stations of the Cross Pray and Play Set is an...

The Saint Who Dedicated Her Life To Confronting Racism And How Her Legacy Continues Today

by Christie McGee | Mar 3, 2025 | February, God & Mystery of Evil, Saints, Testimonies

Racism is an ugly stain on society that many courageous people have tried to heal. Like me, you can probably rattle off names like Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, or even John Lewis and his statement about getting into “good trouble.” But can you think of any...

THE “THREE RS”: A FRAMEWORK FOR OVERCOMING SIN

by Fr. Josh Johnson | Mar 1, 2025 | Sin

Excerpt from Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins by Fr. Josh Johnson. Fr. Josh based his series, SET FREE; Daily Lenten Reflections, on the book, which helps readers better understand the ways sin affects them in their daily lives, gives practical...

Delay And Pray: 3 Ways To Use Fasting To Transform Your Lent

by Beth Bubik, The Catholic Fasting Coach CEO | Feb 28, 2025 | Lent, March

Lent 2025 has the potential to be the most profound, life-changing Lent you’ve ever had. It could also be the start of the best year of your life. Why? Because this year, you can enter into Lent with a new mindset—one that shifts your focus away from giving up random...

New Movie Underscores Mandate To ‘Love One Another’ With The Corporal Works Of Mercy

by Guest Post | Feb 27, 2025 | May, Movie Reviews and Recommendations, Social Justice

Homelessness in the United States is a widespread issue that is growing. On a single night in January 2023, 653,104 people experienced homelessness—an increase of 12.1% from the previous year (endhomelessness.org). Among this number, more than 200,000 individuals were...

Find Strength In Vulnerability By Doing These Three Things

by John Edwards | Feb 26, 2025 | August, Leadership, Morals & Values

So many men today walk around as if they have it all figured out and they don’t have a problem in the world. The “strong” silent type, if you will. I know this for a fact. I used to do the same thing. So much of my life was spent walking like a one man army,...

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