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How Much Of The Easter Story Should I Share With My Children?

by Jennifer Stavinoha | Mar 29, 2024 | Easter

I remember the first time I introduced my oldest child to Easter. It was Good Friday, and my wise-for-her-years two year old was asking about what was special about the day. So I took a crucifix down from the wall, and let her hold it. I touched Jesus’ hands and feet,...

What Is The Altar Of Repose?

by Jennifer Barton | Mar 28, 2024 | History of the Church, Lent

One day each year – and one day only – there is no Catholic Mass celebrated throughout the world. One day. The Easter Triduum begins with Holy Thursday Mass. What many Catholics don’t realize is that Good Friday service not a Mass, but a liturgy, as no hosts are...

Do Catholics Still Have Plenary Indulgences?

by Will Wright | Mar 25, 2024 | History of the Church, Lent

What is an Indulgence? Do Catholics still practice indulgences? That stopped after Martin Luther pointed out that they are wrong, right? To be sure, the 16th Century was a confusing time. There was a Dominican preacher named Johann Tetzel who Luther claimed was...

Following Jesus’s Development In The Womb: Conception

by Melissa Flen | Mar 22, 2024 | Jesus Christ

Congratulations! Your Lord and Savior has been conceived! Due Date: December 25th Through the power of the Holy Spirit and the fiat of Mary, the Savior has been conceived. Not only is he fully God, He is now fully man as well. ...

Cultivating Community: 6 Elements Of Peak Communication

by Dr. Christopher Reed | Mar 19, 2024 | Family, Love and Relationships

The longing for genuine connection and community has never been more pronounced. Building and nurturing community is an essential endeavor in response to Christ’s call to discipleship. The quality of a community is reflected in the quality of...

A Heart For The Poor

by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR | Mar 18, 2024 | Social Justice

The following is an excerpt from The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God. One of the rules of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal is to live in an area noted for the poverty. If a neighborhood’s economic status improves too much—that is, becomes...

The Process Of Writing Faith-Inspired Fiction For Teens

by Mary Rose Kreger | Mar 14, 2024 | Family

It had to be wrong to love something this much. I had worked on my fantasy novel since I was a teenager, poured so much love, time, and pencil dust into it, that it became its own person. As Athena once sprang from the mind of Zeus, so this novel had gestated in my...

5 Catholic Women We Should Be Talking About More Often

by Maria Isabel Giraldo | Mar 8, 2024 | Leadership, March, Saints, Testimonies

First things first. When I embarked on the quest to find Catholic women, who are not saints or blesseds, I was prepared for surprises. Many of us know our holy and inspiring women saints (Saint Catherine of Sienna, Saint Rita, Saint Therese, Saint Edith Stein… I could...

Standing Strong As A Catholic Parent Of Teens

by Dr. Ray Guarendi | Mar 7, 2024 | Parenting, September

The beauty of the beast. “Sixteen is the terrible twos times eight plus a driver’s license.”—One mother in speaking for many. “Just enjoy them now; those teen years are coming.”—a forewarning from veteran parents to the beginners. Poll one hundred...

A Poem About The Eucharist By Danielle Erwin

by Danielle Erwin | Mar 4, 2024 | Adoration, Eucharist

Your flesh dwells within me Your breath my life now be My heart is with one accord Whence receiveth Thy Holy Word Overabundant be Thy Grace In the Holy Eucharist I now face All contained within suffice To sustain me for this life And upon death’s calling The...

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