My Father’s “Eulogy”
“We are gathered here because of one man. A man known personally to many of us, known only by reputation to even more. A man...
Lenten Fasting
Jesus fasted and He taught his disciples to fast, not merely to eat less food but to experience an interior conversion. Christian spiritual fasting,...
When a Loved One is Dying
Unlike non-believers who view the loss of loved ones with finality, despair, and fear, Catholics can accompany their dying relatives and friends with joyful...
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...
Jesus
The central figure of the Catholic faith is the divine person named Jesus, the only begotten Son of God. Catholics praise and worship God...
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...