This year Christmas may look a little different. It’s important, however, to keep your spirit bright. Remember, the first Christmas was not what Joseph and Mary wanted the birth of their child to look like, either. Ordered to Bethlehem to be counted for a census, the time for the Christ child came to be born. […]
The next time you see someone pulled over by a police officer or stranded on the side of the road, pray for them. This is something I have encouraged my children to do since they were young. All it takes is a quick, “Lord, protect them” or “Lord, help them get back on the road
Taking a road trip to a Catholic shrine or place of pilgrimage is a wonderful way to encounter Christ in a new environment. Also a great way to model the faith to our children, visiting shrines can have some enjoyable and entertaining elements to them. The Catholic Travel Guide lists shrines by state and is
What is YOUCAT? YOUCAT is the counterpart to the Catechism of the Catholic Church designed for teenagers (i.e. youth catechism). The YOUCAT was first released in 2011 under Pope Benedict XVI. Though not a replacement for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it more easily explains faith topics for better comprehension by adolescents. Topics The
What do we actually believe as Catholics? Thanks to St. John Paul II we have a “genuine, systematic presentation of the faith[1]” known as the Catechism of the Catholic Church (or CCC). First, commissioned by John Paul II in the 1980’s, and presented to the faithful in 1992, the Catechism addresses four distinct parts of
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Would you like to deliver 1,000 holy souls from purgatory into heaven? Our Lord gave St. Gertrude (1256-1301 or 1302) the following prayer by which such a grace can be accomplished: “Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,
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