Honoring the Jubilee Year of St. Francis during St. Michael's LentDr. R. Jared Staudt
Oct. 3 will mark 800 years since the death of St. Francis of Assisi. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to the following ...
Do I need a new civil marriage license for my convalidation ceremony?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I'm returning to the Church after many years away, and I'm talking to my priest about having a convalidation ceremony. From what I understand, I need to do this because my first marriage was ...
Liturgical books -- Recently revisedFather Robert M. O'Grady
A few weeks ago, at a gathering of priests, the issue of new liturgical books came up. Inspired, it seems, by the recent release of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), which replaced the ...
A Hidden PeopleJoan Ryan Lamar
Please welcome Joan Ryan Lamar, who joins us in telling the stories of the growing mission Church. -- Maureen Crowley Heil Jesus often likened the kingdom of heaven to something small, or something ...
Sinking fearScott Hahn
How do we find God in the storms and struggles of our lives, in the trials we encounter in trying to do His will? God commands Elijah in today's First Reading to stand on the mountain and await ...
The underlying premise of influencer cultureLucia A. Silecchia
Recently, a youthful acquaintance shared with me his future career ambition to be "an influencer." As a sign of my ever-increasing age, I was skeptical that the full-time influencer life is "a thing" ...
America at 250: We must remember we are still a nation of immigrantsBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
In 1958, at age 14, I learned a personal lesson about patriotism on a Boy Scout pilgrimage to Europe. Our first stop was the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. As we viewed the various pavilions, of ...
Would it be wrong for a Catholic to attend a nondenominational praise and worship night?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: The nondenominational church near my house offers praise and worship nights with music. I've been interested in attending, not because I want to convert, but because I like that style of music ...
Pope Leo XIV's message for World Day for Grandparents and the ElderlyPope Leo XIV
I will never forget you (Is 49:15) Dear brothers and sisters, Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord promises that he will never forget any of us. He assures us that he has engraved our faces on the palms ...
Leaving churchFather Robert M. O'Grady
After the blessing, the deacon or priest dismisses the assembly to "go out" of the church into the world with the Mass. Originally, I had titled this "The end of Mass." Probably from the dismissal previously ...
