The challenges of attending church with a curious toddler are well known enough to be cliché, but like any set of new parents, they are new to us.

I know how difficult going to Mass can be. But I also know I feel worse when I stay home.

We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.

“Let us join hands and pray as the Lord taught us.” That sentence should not cause me dread—but it does.

What is coming up in 2020, from Holy Days of Obligation to the presidential election and the Summer Olympics.

Hint: Most of them are just ‘regular Catholics wanting to deepen their devotion.’