Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley
The Three Pillars of Lent
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are fundamental practices in the life of a Catholic. They are performed with even more intensity during the season of...
Repent
More than just being sorry for past sins, repentance is the act of turning away from sin and reorienting toward God and a life...
Abstaining from Meat
On Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent, Catholics 14 years of age and older are required to abstain from eating meat....
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. On that day, Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads in the form of the...
Lent
Inspired by the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert before his public ministry, Lent is the prayerful and penitential season when Catholics...
Catholic Resources for the Season of Lent
Lent starts this week. Ash Wednesday falls on February 14, St. Valentine’s Day. Feel free to share this post full of resources for Lent with your Catholic...
The Greatest Commandment
When challenged to name the greatest commandment, Jesus recites the Shemà , a well-known Old Testament teaching and important Jewish prayer based on God’s command...
The Presentation of the Lord
Joseph and Mary presented Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem to fulfill the Law of Moses which required that the first-born male child be...
The Tabernacle
The tabernacle is the heart of every Catholic Church, providing a safe and respectful place for the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus...
The Conversion of St. Paul
Once a fierce enemy of Church that Jesus founded, St. Paul converted to Christianity and became a proficient evangelizer, spreading the good news of...