Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The History Of Latin In The Catholic Church When did Latin become the official language of the Church, and should it be used in today’s Mass? These are questions many Catholics ponder, especially when considering the role of Latin in modern worship. Historically, Latin began to be used in the […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn 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 […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn 77 Things That Happen When You’re Devoted To Going To Mass 1. For thy salvation, God the Father sends His beloved Son down from heaven. 2. For thy salvation the Holy Spirit changes bread and wine into the true body and blood of Christ. 3. For thy sake the Son of God comes […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Ask A Priest Question: You mentioned that there are various resources discussing what one should and shouldn’t do during Mass, as well as how to show respect and honor to the Lord. Recently, a friend of mine attended Mass, and a young couple seated in front of her caught her […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn I tease that I grew up as a “Metho-byterian-ist of God” – I was baptized United Methodist, sang in a Presbyterian traveling youth choir, went to Wednesday night Bible study with my Baptist friends, and often visited an Assemblies of God church with a guy I dated. As crazy and […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn An Altar Server’s Prayer To be Christ’s page at the altar,To serve Him freely there.Where even the Angels falter,Bowed low in reverent prayer.To touch the throne most holy,To hand the gifts for the feast,To see Him meekly, lowly,Descend at the word of the priest.To hear man’s poor petition,To sound the […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Father Rob Adams answers why go to Catholic Mass? Going to Catholic Mass can be a spiritual experience that benefits your life in many ways. In this video, we’re going to explore some of the hidden benefits of Catholic Mass. From reconnecting with your spiritual side to gaining strength and […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What Happens At A Catholic Mass? Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest. – St. Francis of Assisi

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn A Prayer Before Mass Almighty and ever-living God, I approach the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, I come sick to the doctor of life, unclean to the fountain of mercy, blind to the radiance of eternal light, and poor and needy to the Lord of heaven […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn With Christmas on a Monday this year, you’ll need to get creative about when you go to Mass. Here are some options to get you thinking about how to spend this Holy Day! Christmas Mass Strategy Image Created By: Christify Artworks | Project Catholic

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn 2024 Holy Days Of Obligation In The United States The Holy Days of Obligation within the universal Catholic Church are the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Body and Blood of Christ, Holy Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, Saint Joseph, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn St. John Chrysostom wonderfully tells us that when the devil sees us returning from the sacred Banquet of the Eucharist, he flees from us as if he has seen a lion “breathing forth flames from his mouth!” Why? Because in the precious sacrament of the Eucharist, we consume the Lord’s sacred Body […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn One of the great mysteries of life is understanding the motivations our own hearts. I can look at the sky, see the moon, and if it catches my fancy, look up all sorts of facts about it. I can know how big the moon is, what it’s made of, how […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Each morning at Holy Mass, the Bread of Life will help the body as well as the soul, if we have faith. If we but touch the hem of His garment…and how much more have we than that! We can find Him, at every moment, on the altar. Be with […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “With what humility should we assist at Mass, if we realized that our Guardian Angel was kneeling beside us, prostrate before the Majesty of God! With what eagerness should we not ask him to offer our prayers to Jesus Christ!” – St. John Vianney

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Have you ever noticed how much buzz there is around the Mass that uses the Missal of 1962, commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM)? I mean, if you’re into Catholic Twitter, YouTube, or any other social media, you can’t miss it. It seems to dominate a big […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn When I was growing up, there were no “altar servers,” only altar boys. Having been raised in a Catholic religious household, my three older brothers all served as altar boys. When they attended Mass and the priest walked out with no altar boy, one or two of my brothers would […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “You are what you eat.” This popular phrase is usually related to eating healthy food, but some have raised the question as to whether this applies to eating the Body and Blood of Christ[JR1] . When I first heard someone connect the two several years ago, I wondered if it […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn We can see it. Church attendance is down. We view people who attend Mass monthly as our “engaged Catholics.” Those who attended out of habit and lukewarm faith fell out of the habit of coming to church when we closed parishes for the Covid-19 pandemic.  Do we even need to […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What is the Liturgical Movement? In Desiderio desideravi (2022), Pope Francis writes, “We owe to the [the Second Vatican] Council – and to the liturgical movement that preceded it – the rediscovery of a theological understanding of the Liturgy and of its importance in the life of the Church (DD, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn While death was not a part of God’s original plan for the world, due to the fall of mankind with Adam and Eve, it is a sad reality of the world we live in. As Christians however, we do not believe that death is the end. On the contrary, our […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn When you love someone, you don’t just hang out with them once a week for Friday night dates. You want to be with them, in person, every moment you can. You don’t need entertainment. You don’t always need to understand each other or even say much. You just want to […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn As Catholics, we have a desire to know the Lord, to deepen our relationship with God. To somehow invite Jesus Christ, who pursues us each personally, into every part of our lives.  I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should […]