Whether you’re a regular Mass-goer, or you attend Church once a year at Christmas, chances are high that you have come across a liturgy that either had a boring homily or painful music. If not these, then perhaps you have witnessed a priest introduce liturgical...
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Millions Will Visit A Catholic Church In The Christmas Season – Tips To Make Sure They Come Back!
All of us have surely noticed the jump in Mass attendance at Christmas. Many Catholics who don’t attend Sunday Mass regularly, make it a point to attend either a vigil Mass on Christmas Eve or a Mass on Christmas Day, in an attempt to add a spiritual dimension to...
Do You Practice Hospitality? The Deeper Message Behind Accepting Guests (Gospel Reflection)
In today’s Gospel reflection, Father Ian VanHeusen presents a spiritual exercise based on the readings for Sunday’s Mass. St. Ignatius of Loyola explains, “By the term “Spiritual Exercises” is meant every method of examination of conscience, of meditation, of...
The Welcome Symphony: Celebrating Life In Way You Would Never Imagine
"Celebration of life." A perfect name for the vital experience of the Christian existence. "Awe," wonder," "marvel," are all words that point to this deep, riveting beam of light which the faith allows us to perceive in all its richness. With it, each color that...