Lent Quiz For Kids: What Should I Give Up For Lent?

Why I Joined The Choir

by Isca Wong | Jul 17, 2026 | Mass, Testimonies

“To sing is to pray twice.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo As a child, I sought ways to draw closer to God beyond verbal prayer. I often tagged along with my parents who were active in our choir. I would sit near my mother, asking for extra song sheets to read and follow...

Gospel Reflection: The Liturgy Of The Mass Is The Best Evidence Of God’s Patience

by David Gray | Jul 16, 2026 | Gospels, July, Mass

Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:"The kingdom of heaven may be likenedto a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy cameand sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore...

Move Over, Instagram: Meet The 19th-Century Monk Who Had Real Influence

by Dr Stephen Leech | Jul 14, 2026 | June, Testimonies

Recently I was asked by our regional Catholic Board of Education to present a talk to Religious Education teachers on the life of Abbot Franz Pfanner, the founder of the Monastery of Mariannhill near Durban on the eastern coast of South Africa. Although I knew a fair...

The Benedictine Charm In A Digital Age

by Dr. Manolito S. Jaldon, Jr | Jul 11, 2026 | July, Saints

As we approach the feast day of Saint Benedict on July 11, I am reminded of another chapter in my life where I spent one night in Nursia. I had the immense blessing of praying in the Abbey at the center of the city, built over the birthplace of Saint Benedict and...

Everything I Heard At A Chastity Talk When I Was 15

by Allie Moroney | Jul 10, 2026 | June, Morals & Values, Sexuality and Chastity, Testimonies

When I was 15, I experienced my first “chastity” talk one night at youth group. A local organization called the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team came to our parish and gave a series of talks about the subject. It was the first time in my life I had ever heard...

Gospel Reflection: Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by Augustine Munnu | Jul 9, 2026 | Gospels

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.Such large crowds gathered around himthat he got into a boat and sat down,and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:"A sower went out to...

How Catholics Can Help Loved Ones With Dementia: Ally, Advocate, Aide

by Adele Pereira | Jul 8, 2026 | Faith & Life, Family, March, Pro-Life, Testimonies

My grandmother is 94 years old and still the most elegant woman I know. In the 45 years we have known each other, we have had innumerable, memorable conversations, some of which I have documented and hope to share with my own grandchildren someday. A few years ago, I...

Why You Should Give Money To Homeless People

by Deacon John Brundage | Jul 7, 2026 | Social Justice

"It was not his business to judge whether they were deserving." Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was...

St. Peter To Rot: Catechist, Husband, Martyr — A Model For Today

by Chris and Rebecca Mann | Jul 3, 2026 | July, Saints

The people of Rakunai, Papua New Guinea, in 1942 would not have believed that their local catechist would be one of the great Catholic figures of the 20th century and eventually a saint. Yet that is exactly what happened. Peter To Rot was a layman, a husband, a...

Gospel Reflection For The Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A

by Tim Sullivan | Jul 2, 2026 | Gospels

At that time Jesus exclaimed:"I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,for although you have hidden these thingsfrom the wise and the learnedyou have revealed them to little ones.Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.All things have been handed...

Search Catholic-Link

Lent Quiz For Kids: What Should I Give Up For Lent?