Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley
Disciples
Being a Christian disciple means devoting your life to imitating Jesus and learning from Him. Jesus chose 12 men to be the Apostles who...
Lenten Fasting
Along with prayer and almsgiving, the practice of fasting is a pillar of Lent. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics are required to...
Sacramentals
Catholics use water, oil, medals, ashes, scapulars, beads, and other material signs in the practice of the faith. These are called sacramentals. Unlike the...
Lenten Prayer
During Lent, prayer takes on even significance as Catholics reflect on Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. Prayer is one...
The Marks of the Church
In the Nicene Creed, Catholics profess their belief in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. Jesus founded only one Church and He wanted his...
Almsgiving
A fundamental part of Christianity is showing love toward others in imitation of Jesus. This is charity. Donating money, food, or other necessities or...
Doctors of the Church
All of the saints are examples of heroic sanctity. A select few have guided the faithful by exceptional writing or preaching that transcends time....
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...