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...
I kept my faith to myself for the first ten years of my marriage. My husband was an atheist, and although he came to Mass with me, he didn’t really get it, nor did he really want it. His questions felt like challenges to my faith, and it saddened me that I couldn’t...
This article is an excerpt from Italy's Shrines and Wonders: Discovering Sacred Spaces, Fascinating Places, and Destinations Off the Beaten Path. Italy offers the unique opportunity to be in one nation and step into another without ever hopping on a plane or in a car,...
A Guided Lenten Journal for Prayer and Meditation Join Catholic Link on a transformative journey with Sr. Josephine’s Garrett’s Lenten devotional, Wilderness Within: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. With the help of written meditations and video...
Isn’t it exciting when you discover that not only do you enjoy someone’s work, but they are Catholic, too? That’s how it felt when I read Timothy Larsen's chapter on E. E. Evans-Pritchard in The Slain God: Anthropologists and the Christian Faith. It was like finding a...
Saint John Bosco is well known for his work with disadvantaged youth and his innovative educational methods. In a time when teachers used corporal punishment and public shaming, John Bosco’s methods were seen as hugely controversial. Influenced by his first...
As a lifelong Catholic, I've always had a running list of spiritual experiences and goals I hope to achieve before my time on this earth is through. Call it my "Catholic Bucket List" if you will. These are the dreams and aspirations that stir my heart, drawing me...
“Why do you serve the poor?” “Why do you spend time with the poor?” These two questions have been put to me recently, and they’ve gotten me thinking about my current life in inner city Edmonton’s “shelter district.” This is the place I call home,...
The Rosary, the saintly Padre Pio affirmed, is “the right weapon for these times.” But how are our Rosary beads a weapon? First, to “zoom out” for a moment, to need a weapon at all implies that we are at war. This is a dynamic of life as Christians, surrounded...
In a world obsessed with filters and airbrushed perfection, it's easy to lose sight of what truly makes us beautiful. We chase fleeting trends, compare ourselves to unattainable ideals, and believe our worth hinges on external validation. But what if I told you...
"I'm happy to see godly men come out on top."- Riley Leonard | University of Notre Dame Quarterback Notre Dame didn't win a National Championship in college football this year, but quarterback Riley Leonard still chose to use his platform to share the Gospel in his...
Whether you are in a blissful period in your marriage where things are going smoothly and your love for each other is easily expressed, or you are in a more difficult period where the challenges are never-ending, do something special for your spouse today. Doing...
Occasionally, on a warm breeze, clear sky evening when my schedule’s empty, I enjoy reclining on my deck and gazing upward. Looking up thrusts me into the endless darkness and countless twinkling stars. I instantly feel insufficient and inconsequential in the...
Should Catholics do yoga? This is a hotly debated question that provokes a wide variety of answers, ranging from people who are unconvinced that Christians have any worries whatsoever to those who are concerned that specific movements may open a door to the demonic....
Prayer to St. Michael the ArchangelSt. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell...
Baptism Of The Lord The people were filled with expectation,and all were asking in their heartswhether John might be the Christ.John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water,but one mightier than I is coming.I am not worthy to loosen the thongs...
“Anyone can host a podcast” is a popular refrain I’ve heard from more than a few talking heads. And it’s essentially true. With a bit of tech know-how, and a couple hours a week of free time, folks can share their opinions for anyone with a smartphone to hear....
by Diego Hernández Herrera Suffering from an addiction —or even a habitual vice— can be quite embarrassing, especially when you are a Christian, because you are aware of how serious such a sin is. It can also feel disheartening to faln back into a sin from which...
Pope Francis officially declared 2025 a Year of Jubilee with a papal bull, Spes Non Confundit,” meaning “Hope Does Not Disappoint.” These quotes will help you to keep your focus on hope throughout 2025! January Catholic Quote To Live By "In a world gone astray from...
The moment we’ve been waiting for and anticipating with great joy hasfinally arrived! The birth of our Lord is a story known throughout the world andthroughout the ages and yet, it is an intimately personal story for us all. As Maryand Joseph experience the miraculous...
This article is an excerpt from Why Christians Can Wear Pants: Spiritual Lessons from Strange Stories in Papal History. When one looks through the letters of the great Pope Saint Nicholas I, one comes across the following rather strange sentence, We consider...
Dear “Part-Time” Catholics, How are you? It’s been a while. You only show up some of the time, like Easter and Christmas (hence, the nickname “Cr-easters”), so we don’t know each other very well. But, I think I like a lot about you. You probably expected me to be all...
INTRODUCTION to JUBILEES SPES NON CONFUNDIT. “Hope does not disappoint.” With these words, borrowed from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (chapter 5, verse 5), the solemn invitation to the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 begins. The special papal document, or...
What comes to mind when you think about raising a teenager in today's world? Technology overload? Social media addiction? The constant struggle against anxiety and being overwhelmed? It's easy to focus on the challenges, isn't it? But what if we shifted our...
This book list does not contain the predictable apologetics works. Those books are mostly written for you to read as a believer and be able to convey the truths with clarity and compassion in conversation with others. However, the latter are not conversation starters...