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...
Eucharistic Adoration
Eucharistic adoration is prayer, quiet reflection, and veneration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. It is a time when Catholics worship Jesus who...
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...
In Vitro Fertilization
Consistent with its pro-life teaching, the Catholic Church opposes in vitro fertilization (IVF) because it destroys embryonic life, distorts the purpose of marital sex,...
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
As the source of spiritual life, the Holy Spirit’s presence cannot be physically observed but He reveals Himself in the actions of any person...
Old Testament God vs. New Testament God
A common misconception is that God changed between the Old and New Testaments, but a careful reading of the Bible reveals that a single...
Fully Conscious and Active Participation at Catholic Mass
The Catholic Church expects all Catholics, not only the ordained priests, to attend Mass with fully conscious and active participation, and not simply as...
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...