A Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Terrance Klein.
Like a possum playing dead, the Holy Spirit might not reveal his work in life until after the action has already taken place.
Prayer
My best advice for anyone struggling with prayer: Make a morning offering.
If anyone asked me what was the one thing they could do to start off on a better path spiritually, I would recommend resolving to make a morning offering.
This Earth Day, meet the artist making beautiful icons of God’s endangered creatures
Artist Angela Manno creates Byzantine Russian-style icons of threatened and endangered plant and animal species. And they are really extraordinary.
Taking a ‘three date’ approach to faith
A Reflection for the Friday of the Second Week of Easter by Ashley McKinless
Pope Francis’ hospitalization actually gave me hope for the Catholic Church
I was pleasantly surprised to realize that amid all the polarization and turmoil found online among Catholics, we can still come together to pray for an old man who happens to be our pope.
A Prayer for Pope Francis During his Hospitalization
As Francis faces this new illness, help the doctors and nurses who care for him, help him to bear any pain with grace and help him to heal quickly.
Repentance and Holiness: The True Meaning of Lent
That the Lord seeks not to punish us for our sins but to call us all back to holiness is a conviction so strong among theologians in the church in the modern age that it risks becoming a truism.
Contemplation can be scary—but it’s worth the risk
Give yourself over to contemplation. Climb the mountain. Soon enough, you will be saying with Peter, “Lord, it is good that we are here.”
‘What should I give up for Lent?’ is the wrong question to start with.
“What should I do for Lent?” That’s the wrong question. Rather, it is not the first question we should ask. It is the last one. Let me explain.
Pope Francis offers prayers for over 5,000 killed by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.
