Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley
Lenten Prayer
During Lent, prayer takes on even significance as Catholics reflect on Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. Lenten prayer tends...
God’s Love
God’s love for all of his creation is evident throughout the Bible, which tells the story of how He wants all of mankind to...
My Mother’s “Eulogy”
In the Catholic Church, eulogies really aren’t really a thing. Catholics come to Mass, even a funeral Mass, to offer worship, praise, and thanksgiving...
Stations of the Cross
From the earliest days of the Church, faithful Christians have made trips to the Holy Land to follow the footsteps of Jesus on the...
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Being infinitely and perfectly true, good, and beautiful Himself, God is the source of all that is true, all that is good, and all...
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...
Faith Alone
While believing in Jesus Christ is absolutely necessary for salvation, Christian faith must be lived out with works of love and mercy. A Catholic...
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
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day when Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads. Symbolizing the dust that man was created from...
Lent
During the prayerful and penitential season of Lent, Catholics imitate Jesus’ 40 days in the desert through prayer, fasting, self-denial, almsgiving, and other good...